Celiac
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adjective.
Of or relating to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
See
celiac
.
Pertaining to the cavity of the abdomen; abdominal or ventricular. Now chiefly used in the phrase
celiac axis.
Same as
cœlian
.
In
medicine
, an old term applied, in the phrase
celiac passion
, to a flux or diarrhea.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
See Cœllac.
adjective.
Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
adjective.
the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also
cœliac axis
.
adjective.
a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.
adjective.
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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of, pertaining to or located within the
abdomen
or
abdominal cavity
.
adjective.
Of or pertaining to
celiac disease
.
noun.
Someone who has
celiac disease
.
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adjective.
of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
adjective.
belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
Word Usage
"But in celiac disease, gluten appears to flatten the villi and damage them, reducing the body's ability to take in nutrients properly."
cross-reference
celiac axis
celiac canal
Equivalent
cœliac passion
Form
celiac disease
celiac plexus
celiac sprue
Same Context
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