ADJECTIVE
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belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
a celiac diet - of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
How To Use celiac In A Sentence
- Iron is absorbed in the proximal small intestine, where celiac manifestations are most prominent; hence, iron malabsorption is common.
- The gastroduodenal artery that arises from the celiac trunk, constitutes the rich arterial blood supply of the pancreas, along with the splenic artery and the superior mesenteric artery.
- With the exception of nausea and vomiting secondary to stimulation of the celiac plexus, gastrointestinal symptoms are usually absent.
- The similarity between an allergic response and an autoimmune response is clearest in the autoimmune disease known as celiac disease—what some term a gluten allergy—in which the body perceives gluten as a foreign invader. The Autoimmune Epidemic
- The lesser omentum contains the left gastric artery, a branch of the celiac artery, and the right gastric branch of the hepatic artery.
- Imagine my shock when the maitre d' on being told that I was a celiac and allergic to flour removed the vase of carnations from my table, apologising profusely.
- In celiac disease, the immune system targets gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.
- The nervous system serves the abdominal organs primarily through the hypogastric and celiac nerve plexuses. Meditation as Medicine
- One of the world's premier researchers on celiac disease an autoimmune disease in response to gliadin, a form of gluten is Dr. Alessio Fasano, Director of the Center for Celiac Research at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Manuel Villacorta: Should Everyone Avoid Gluten for Good Health?
- For someone suffering from celiac disease, also called celiac sprue or celiac enteropathy, all forms of gluten are toxic to the digestive system.