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contrecoups

contrecoups is the plural of contrecoup.

Meaning of contrecoup

Noun

contrecoup (plural contrecoups)

  1. A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.
    • These injuries, known as contrecoup injuries, appear on the opposite side of the brain from the point of impact because the brain is flung against its own protective (or in this case not-so-protective) casing.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 79

Questions about contrecoups

What is contrecoups the plural of?
Contrecoups is the plural of contrecoup.

Words near contrecoups in the dictionary

  1. contrayerva
  2. contrayervas
  3. Contrazy
  4. contre-jour
  5. contrecoup
  6. contrecoups
  7. contrectation
  8. contrectations
  9. contredance
  10. contredances
  11. contredanse

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