celiac

IPA: sˈiɫiæk

noun

  • Someone who has celiac disease.

adjective

  • (US, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
  • (US, medicine) Of or pertaining to c(o)eliac disease.
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Examples of "celiac" in Sentences

  • I want you to tell the doctors that you think Charlotte has a disease called celiac sprue.
  • But in celiac disease, gluten appears to flatten the villi and damage them, reducing the body's ability to take in nutrients properly.
  • 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.
  • • 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!
  • 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.
  • 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.

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