CELIAC DISEASE


Meaning of CELIAC DISEASE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.