COUP DE SOLEIL
\kˈuːp də sˈə͡ʊlɪl], \kˈuːp də sˈəʊlɪl], \k_ˈuː_p d_ə s_ˈəʊ_l_ɪ_l]\
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Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some region of the body; - head, hands, arms, &c. A very common effect of exposing the naked head to the sun is inflammation of the brain or its meninges, Heliencephalitis, which Sauvages calls Carus ab Insolatione, Morbus solstitialis. It has, also, been called heat apoplexy ;although the morbid phenomena observable after death are generally not confirmatory of either inflammation or apoplexy.
By Robley Dunglison
