GLUTEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gluten mean? 

• GLUTEN (noun)
  The noun GLUTEN has 1 sense:

1. a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

  Familiarity information: GLUTEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLUTEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gluten" is a kind of...):

protein (any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gluten"):

corn gluten (gluten prepared from corn)

wheat gluten (gluten prepared from wheat)

Derivation:

glutinous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

 Context examples 

Treatment is a diet free of gluten.

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

Despite an unremarkable clinical course, continued unrestricted gluten intake may predispose to the same sequelae as overt disease.

(Latent Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

However, the prognosis is favorable with successful avoidance of gluten in the diet.

(Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

When a person with celiac disease eats or drinks anything with gluten, the body’s immune system attacks the inside of the small intestine.

(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)

A digestive disease that is caused by an immune response to a protein called gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats.

(Celiac Disease, NCI Dictionary)

If you have celiac disease and eat foods with gluten, your immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.

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

It is caused by intolerance to dietary gluten.

(Celiac Disease, 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)

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.

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

Consumption of gluten protein triggers an immune response which damages small intestinal villi and prevents adequate absorption of nutrients.

(Celiac Disease, NCI Thesaurus)