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celiac, coeliac (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to the region of the abdomen or abdominal cavity: Dr. Thompson still had to find out the reason for Frank's celiac ailment, and so Frank had to stay in hospital a bit longer for all the different tests to be made.
2. Pertaining to an abdominal disease: Because Floyd was having pain in his stomach, he went to his doctor who prescribed a celiac diet to relieve his disorder.
2. Pertaining to an abdominal disease: Because Floyd was having pain in his stomach, he went to his doctor who prescribed a celiac diet to relieve his disorder.
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celiac crisis
1. A sudden worsening of the clinical state of an infant or child with
celiac disease (gluten enteropathy) resulting from the ingestion of wheat
germ-containing food, even in minute amounts, in those who are in the
process of recovery on a gluten-free diet.
2. The rapid onset of malnutrition in celiac (abdominal) disease with severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and acidosis.
2. The rapid onset of malnutrition in celiac (abdominal) disease with severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and acidosis.
Vigorous antibiotic and nutritional therapy is required.
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An autoimmune reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye.
An anatomical part of the body that comes up from the abdominal aorta or main artery which carries blood from the heart to other parts of the body: "Most of the blood supply for the liver, stomach, spleen, gallbladder, pancreas, and duodenum comes from this celiac trunk."
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