Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
- See celiac.
Wiktionary
- adj. US, anatomy Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- adj. US, medicine Of or pertaining to celiac disease.
- n. Someone who has celiac disease.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Anat.) See Cœllac.
- adj. Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
- adj. belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
Etymologies
- Latin coeliacus, from Greek koiliakos, from koiliā, abdomen, from koilos, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“But in celiac disease, gluten appears to flatten the villi and damage them, reducing the body's ability to take in nutrients properly.”
“The similarity between an allergic response and an autoimmune response is clearest in the autoimmune disease known as celiac disease—what some term a gluten allergy—in which the body perceives gluten as a foreign invader.”
“These people have a genetic disorder called celiac disease, in which gluten — a protein found in wheat, barley and rye — triggers a reaction that causes their immune systems to attack the small intestine.”
Voice of America: Eating Without Wheat: Farmers See Market in Celiac Disease Patients
“I want you to tell the doctors that you think Charlotte has a disease called celiac sprue.”
“• TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE (tTG): Certain antibodies can signal inflammation within the small intestine. tTG is an antibody that indicates gluten (wheat, barley, rye, oat) intolerance, also known as celiac disease.”
“So we figured out he had a wheat allergy, not enough to be called a celiac, but enough so that the irresponsible doctor and/or his sanctimonious nurse who recommended wheat fiber pills ought to be taken out and whipped!”
Fisking Repovich and Peterson | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
“While on the subject of that patient, although he does eventually say: Once believed to be rare, the malady, also called celiac sprue, is now recognized more frequently thanks to sophisticated diagnostic tests. the fact remains that fifteen years ago, when this poor lady began her medical misadventures, anyone who even thought of celiac disease would have been -- correctly -- laughed out of the conference room.”
“Some people suffer from a permanent sensitivity to gluten—a condition known as celiac disease—which, although rare, is a serious medical condition.”
“What's more, before the surgery, his doctors knew he had a condition called celiac stenosis, which restricts the blood flow to the liver.”
“About three million Americans live with something called celiac disease and must adhere to an incredibly strict diet.”
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