ALL meanings of contrecoup
con·tre·coup
C c - noun contrecoup an injury, esp to the brain, that occurs at the opposite side of the body from that which was struck 3
- noun contrecoup an injury, as to the brain, resulting from a blow but produced in a part opposite to the part that received the blow, resulting from the impact of the organ against an unyielding surface 3
- noun contrecoup an injury of one point of an organ or part resulting from a blow on the opposite point. 1
- noun contrecoup A contusion resulting from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where impact occurs. 1
- noun contrecoup (pathology) A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck. 0