en coup de sabre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a subtype of localised scleroderma, having a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp.
noun
  1. A subtype of localised scleroderma that presents with a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp.

Pronunciation

/ɒn ˌkuː də ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/

Word forms

en coup de sabre

Etymology

From French en coup de sabre (literally “by/in a strike of the sword”), so-called because of its resemblance to the scar of a sabre wound.

Synonyms

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