coeliac
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coeliac
- /ˈsiːlɪæk/
Where it comes from
From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom.
adjective celiac · cœliac
- Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. Next remove the middle portion of the lesser omentum, and feel for the coeliac axis.
- Abbreviation of coeliac disease; used attributively. The results of skin testing and RAST indicate that most coeliac patients do not have circulating IgE specific for wheat proteins [25, 34, 108].
noun coeliacs · celiac · cœliac
- Someone who has coeliac disease. In all 5 untreated coeliacs as well as the 3 partially treated coeliacs who were in relapse at the time of biopsy, villi were entirely absent.
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adj of the abdomen
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@misc{coeliac_2026,
title = {coeliac},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coeliac},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
