'Coeliac' definitions:
Definition of 'coeliac'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: coeliac, celiac]
Definition of 'Coeliac'
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]