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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • 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.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) See Cœllac.
  • adjective Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
  • adjective (Anat.) the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also cœliac axis.
  • adjective (Med.) a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective US, anatomy Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
  • adjective US, medicine Of or pertaining to celiac disease.
  • noun Someone who has celiac disease.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
  • adjective belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

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Examples

  • But in celiac disease, gluten appears to flatten the villi and damage them, reducing the body's ability to take in nutrients properly.

    Zeroing In On Gluten Steve Carper 2008

  • 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.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • 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.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • 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.

    Eating Without Wheat: Farmers See Market in Celiac Disease Patients 2010

  • I want you to tell the doctors that you think Charlotte has a disease called celiac sprue.

    Promise Me Richard Paul Evans 2010

  • • 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.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • • 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.

    You Being Beautiful Michael F. Roizen 2008

  • 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. 2007

  • 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.

    "How Doctors Think": A Disappointment 1 Dinosaur 2007

  • 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.

    Archive 2007-05-01 1 Dinosaur 2007

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