celiac

3 definitions found

celiac - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. (Anat.)
     See C[oe]llac.
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

celiac - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  celiac
      adj 1: belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease; "a celiac
             diet"
      2: of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn:
         coeliac, celiac]