celiac
/ˈsiːli.æk/
celiac adjective: of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
Adjective
celiac (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- Of or pertaining to c(o)eliac disease.
Noun
celiac (plural celiacs)
- Someone who has celiac disease.
celiac meaning in Tamil and Bengali
celiac in Tamil
- அகடு சார்ந்த
celiac in Bengali
- সেলিয়াক রোগের সাথে সম্পর্কিত, সেলিয়াক রোগে আক্রান্ত ব্যক্তি
Forms of celiac
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative Commonwealth | coeliac |
| alternative form (dated) | cœliac |
| Noun | |
| plural | celiacs |
Origin of celiac
From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). Cognate with coelom.
Words formed from celiac
Phrases with celiac
Questions about celiac
- What does celiac mean?
- Celiac means of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- What is celiac in Tamil?
- Celiac in Tamil is அகடு சார்ந்த. See Celiac meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is celiac?
- Celiac can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce celiac?
- Celiac is pronounced /ˈsiːli.æk/.
Words near celiac in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: celiac (page history and authors); celiac (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); celiac (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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