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COUNTEREXTENSION

\kˈa͡ʊntəɹɪkstˌɛnʃən], \kˈa‍ʊntəɹɪkstˌɛnʃən], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_ɹ_ɪ_k_s_t_ˌɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of COUNTEREXTENSION

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Traction in a proximal direction coincident with traction in opposition to it.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Traction in a proximal direction while traction is being exerted in a distal direction. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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