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2 words match “CONTRAFISSURE”

CONTRAFISSURE n.
A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it. Coxe.
COUNTER a.
the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture. -- Counter fissure (Surg.) Same as Contrafissure. -- Counter indication. (Med.) Same as Contraindication. -- Counter irritant (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister, a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of the body, in order to relieve an exist…