en coup de sabre
/ɒn ˌkuː də ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a subtype of localised scleroderma, having a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp.
noun
A subtype of localised scleroderma that presents with a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The patient is an unusual example of bilateral scleroderma en coup de sabre with distortion of both upper eyelids, and ocular complications."
- "The clinical picture was suggestive of a combination of scleroderma en coup de sabre and facial hemiatrophy (Parry-Romberg syndrome). Distinction between Parry-Romberg syndrome and linear scleroderma with facial atrophy can be quite difficult and it has been postulated that en coup de sabre type may actually be a forme fruste of progressive facial hemiatrophy."
- "Two out of 7 patients with scleroderma en coup de sabre also had morphea elsewhere. These findings strongly favor a close relationship between PFH and scleroderma."
- "Linear scleroderma en coup de sabre is a particular form of linear scleroderma that may not truly be related to the other forms."
- "The en coup de sabre variety probably represents a more superficial form of progressive facial hemiatrophy (the Parry–Romberg syndrome), a condition of slowly progressive atrophy of the soft tissue of half of the face with or without associated dermal sclerosis."
- "A linear, indurated depression running vertically just to one side of the midline is characteristic of en coup de sabre, a variant of morphea."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɒn ˌkuː də ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/