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CELIAC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does celiac mean? 

CELIAC (adjective)
  The adjective CELIAC has 2 senses:

1. belonging to or prescribed for celiac diseaseplay

2. of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomenplay

  Familiarity information: CELIAC used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CELIAC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a celiac diet

Pertainym:

celiac disease (a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

celiac; coeliac

Pertainym:

abdominal cavity (the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)


 Context examples 


Unlike celiac sprue (celiac disease), a gluten-free diet does not predict a certain regression of the disease.

(Collagenous Sprue, NCI Thesaurus)

A lymph node at the base of the celiac artery.

(Celiac Lymph Node, NCI Thesaurus)

Celiac disease affects each person differently.

(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is seen with increased frequency in regions with a high prevalence of celiac disease.

(Enteropathy-Associated T-Cell Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Example(s): spinal ganglion, trigeminal ganglion, superior cervical ganglion, celiac ganglion, inferior hypogastric (pelvic) ganglion.

(Ganglion, NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)

Diagnosis of celiac disease at a later age despite an asymptomatic clinical course.

(Latent Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Intestinal cancer is rare, but eating a high-fat diet or having Crohn's disease, celiac disease, or a history of colonic polyps can increase your risk.

(Intestinal Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

An artery arising from the celiac trunk that supplies the liver and branches to form the cystic, gastro-duodenalis and pyloric arteries.

(Hepatic artery, NCI Thesaurus)

Celiac disease is a digestive disorder that’s triggered by eating foods containing gluten—a protein common in foods.

(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)

A person with celiac disease may become malnourished no matter how much food is consumed.

(Celiac Disease, NCI Dictionary)



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