Definition of contrecoup in US English:
contrecoup
nounPlural contrecoups ˈkäntrəˌko͞oˈkäntrəˌko͞o
A contusion resulting from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where impact occurs.
Compare with coup
Example sentencesExamples
- The classic contrecoup contusion has minimal brain injury at the site of impact and contusion in the opposite side of the brain.
- Blunt trauma is responsible for coup and contrecoup ocular injury.
- Ignorance of the possibility of either coup or contrecoup contusions during criminal assault can lead to misinterpreted injuries.
- A case of contrecoup intracerebellar hematoma is reported.
- When I first became an animator, I never would have thought that my knowledge of contrecoup brain injuries would ever be needed again - especially in such an important way.