CELIAC DISEASE


Meaning of CELIAC DISEASE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1911

: 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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