celiac disease
noun
: a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa
called also celiac sprue
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Presumably this allele offered some as yet unknown protective effect that outweighed its attendant risk of celiac disease.
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Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Individuals with diabetes and celiac disease are more at risk of not getting enough magnesium.2
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—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
The study included 10 couples that all had one partner with celiac disease and one who didn't have it.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2025
These two proteins can bind with T-cells in the human body, triggering an immune response in people with celiac disease, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
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Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Individuals with diabetes and celiac disease are more at risk of not getting enough magnesium.2
3.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 8 May 2025
The study included 10 couples that all had one partner with celiac disease and one who didn't have it.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2025
These two proteins can bind with T-cells in the human body, triggering an immune response in people with celiac disease, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for celiac disease
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“Celiac disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celiac%20disease. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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