'Celiac' definitions:
Definition of 'celiac'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease; "a celiac diet"
adjective
Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: coeliac, celiac]
Definition of 'Celiac'
From: GCIDE
- Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. (Anat.) See C[oe]llac. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Celiac'
From: GCIDE
- Coeliac \C[oe]"li*ac\, Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. [L. coeliacus, Gr. ?, fr. ? belly, fr. koi^los hollow.] Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. [1913 Webster]
- C[oe]liac artery (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also {c[oe]liac axis}.
- C[oe]liac flux, C[oe]liac passion (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food. [1913 Webster]