COUNTER-EXTENSION

n. Ku8"u4n-tu8r-eSx-te2n's hu3n. From contra, against, and extend ere, to extend. Fr., contre-extension. Ger., Gegendehnung, Gegenstreckung. It., controestensione. Sp., contra-extension. The proce or means of holding one part of a structure fixed while traction is exerted on the opposite part; usually such fixation of the proximal fragment of a broken bone. [s. 429]