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celiac disease

celiac disease is the US spelling of coeliac disease.

Meaning of coeliac disease

Noun

coeliac disease (uncountable)

  1. (UK) An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.
    Synonyms:
    non-tropical sprue, coeliac sprue, gluten-sensitive enteropathy

Questions about celiac disease

What is celiac disease the US spelling of?
Celiac disease is the US spelling of coeliac disease.

Words near celiac disease in the dictionary

  1. Celi
  2. Celia
  3. celiac
  4. celiac arteries
  5. celiac artery
  6. celiac disease
  7. celiac plexus
  8. celiac plexuses
  9. celiac sprue
  10. celiac trunk
  11. celiac trunks

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