CONTRARY

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1892 · p. 17

adj. Ko2n'tra-ri2. Gr., evavn'os. Lat.. contrarius. Fr., contraire. Ger., contrar, entgegengesetzt. 1. Opposite, reversed: of the sexual appetite, perverted in the sense that the individual is attracted to others of the same sex (see Contrare SEXUALEMPFINDUNG). 2. In conchology, see SIN I STRATUS. [s. 386]