| etat | A condition or state. Origin: Fr. State (05 Mar 2000) |
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| etat crible | In neuropathology, a term describing perivascular atrophy of cerebral tissue, producing lacunae. Origin: Fr. Sieve (05 Mar 2000) |
| etat major | The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters, commissaries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters, physicians, signal officers, judge advocates; also, the noncommissioned assistants of the above officers. Origin: F, fr. Etat state + L. Major greater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| etat mamelonne | The condition of the gastric mucous membrane in chronic inflammation, when it presents numerous nodular projections. Origin: Fr. Knobby, tubercular (05 Mar 2000) |