en coup de sabre

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒn ˌkuː də ˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ ~ /ɑ̃ ku də sa.bɹə/ === Adjective === en coup de sabre (not comparable) (medicine) Of a subtype of localised scleroderma, having a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp. Synonym: (abbreviation) ECDS === Noun === en coup de sabre (uncountable) (medicine) A subtype of localised scleroderma that presents with a linear, atrophic depression on the frontoparietal scalp. Synonym: (abbreviation) ECDS