celiac

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But I-- there are so many that are on it who don't have celiac, like I said, that do it just because of the health benefits alone.

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  • But I-- there are so many that are on it who don't have celiac, like I said, that do it just because of the health benefits alone. —  CNN Transcript May 6, 2009
  • And if you go to revolutionhealth. com and type on our health there and type on the celiac logo, there's a number of resources there, including a symptom checker, that will allow you to answer a number of questions, and that will give you a sense of whether perhaps it is celiac, in which case you should see a doctor and really have it more fully diagnosed. —  CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2007
  • ROB MARCIANO, CNN, METEOROLOGIST: It is and if I could add to the celiac issue. —  CNN Transcript Jun 24, 2009
  • In fact, for some celiac sufferers, even a crumb of bread can do the same harm as a whole loaf. —  CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2007
  • He's celiac, which means allergic to wheat, rye, barley and oats. —  CNN Transcript May 8, 2005
 

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  1. Latin coeliacus, from Greek koiliakos, from koiliā, abdomen, from koilos, hollow; see keuə- in Indo-European roots.
 

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/ˈsilɪæk/
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