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Meaning of contrecoup | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A bruising of the brain caused by a blow, appearing on the opposite side to that on which the blow was struck.

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

contrectation contredance contredanse contree contrefort Contrera