What's the difference between contraposition and counterposition?

Contraposition


Definition:

  • (n.) A placing over against; opposite position.
  • (n.) A so-called immediate inference which consists in denying the original subject of the contradictory predicate; e.g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In contraposition with the effect on male stimulation, progesterone did not increase the reactivity to cervicovaginal stimulation, as measured by the percent incidence of lordosis.
  • (2) The similitude between ageing and hypertension, the contraposition that is seen in youngsters, and other metabolic alterations test this model of winkessel.
  • (3) In the hot plate test the three GABAergic compounds antagonized the analgesic effects of pentazocine in contraposition with previous results indicating that morphine-induced analgesia is increased by pretreatment with those agents.

Counterposition


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Comparisons were made between the following groups: animals with subtotal resection of the small intestine and counterpositioning of a segment of the small intestine, myotomy, isoperistaltic segment, and animals with removal of the small intestine without delayed passage time, and a group of healthy non-operated controls.

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