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coeliac
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective coeliac has 1 sense
- coeliac(a = adj.pert) celiac - of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coeliac, adj. (US celiac) of or affecting the belly.
Idiom
coeliac disease a digestive disease of the small intestine brought on by contact with dietary gluten.
Etymology
L coeliacus f. Gk koiliakos f. koilia belly
ROGET THESAURUS
coeliac
Interiority
N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.
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