contrafissure

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noun

A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

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counterfissure
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Meanings

nouncontrafissure (plural contrafissures)

plural contrafissures

  1. medicineA fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

    When the professor's body was opened the next day , the cranium was very entire , having neither fissure nor contrafissure

    1815, James Smith, The Panorama of Science and Art

    Synonyms: counterfissure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.

Similar
counterfissure
Also see
counterfissure

Origin

From contra- + fissure.

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APA

contrafissure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafissure

MLA

“contrafissure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafissure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrafissure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrafissure.

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