What does "contrafissure" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "contrafissure"?

Common synonyms include: counterfissure.

noun

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Noun

1
A 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"

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

From contra- + fissure.

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