contrecoup
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An injury to the brain on the side opposite where a blow or injury happened
- noun
- /ˈkɒntrəˌkuː/
- Specialized
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lesión contragolpe
- Mr. Thacker died from a contrecoup injury to the brain.
Examples
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Engin's elastic shell-fluid transient response model formed the cornerstone of the cavitation contrecoup hypothesis for head injury.
Academic text (1998) -
The two types of injuries are a coup and contrecoup.
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Mr. Thacker died from a contrecoup injury to the brain.
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In Kevin's injury, an object hit the skull, not the reverse, producing a contrecoup injury.
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A moving head will cause a contrecoup injury where the brain damage occurs on the side opposite the point of impact.
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In Kevin's injury, an object hit the skull, producing a contrecoup injury that affected the opposite side.
Surface Forms
contrecoup singular
contrecoups plural
Etymology
Contrecoup comes from French contre- 'against' plus coup 'blow', describing a 'counter' blow; so a contrecoup is the injury that appears on the side opposite the impact.