counterstrain

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noun

The opposition of a muscular strain

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Meanings

nouncounterstrain (plural counterstrains)

plural counterstrains

  1. The opposition of a muscular strain
  2. A form of osteopathy that uses this as a technique
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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