Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
counter-coupé .
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Examples
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So the use of coup and contracoup contusions can ` t be done in this case to determine whether the head was struck by a moving object or a moving head struck a stationary object, like the ground or the bathtub.
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She struck the right side of her head, but it was the left side of her brain that suffered the worst insult - contracoup, remember?
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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The doctors called what happened to my head a contracoup injury, and that kind of thing often does more damage than the original hit.
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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I want to thank Russ Dorr, my old medical friend, who patiently explained both Broca's area and the physics of contracoup injuries.
Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008
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