coup (redirected from coup d'état)

coup (koo) [Fr.] a blow or attack.

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coup de fouet  (de-fwa´) rupture of the plantaris muscle accompanied by a sharp disabling pain.

coup de sabre  (de-sahb´), en coup de sabre (ahn-koo-de-sahb´) a lesion of linear scleroderma on the forehead and scalp, often associated with hemiatrophy of the face.

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coup

[Fr.] denoting an injury, as to the brain, occurring at the point of impact. See also contrecoup.