CONTRECOUP


Meaning of CONTRECOUP in English

/kon"treuh kooh'/ ; Fr. /kawonntrddeu kooh"/ , n. Med.

an injury of one point of an organ or part resulting from a blow on the opposite point. Also called counterstroke .

[ 1820-30; contre-coup. See COUNTER-, COUP 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .