medical Definition of antigliadin
: of, relating to, or being an antibody produced in response to the presence of gliadin (as in those affected with celiac disease)
- Gliadin is part of the gluten protein that can be extracted from wheat and, in some people, can cause an autoimmune type of reaction creating the antigliadin antibodies.
- —The Iowa City Press-Citizen, 8 Nov. 2003
