Meaning

1 senses

  1. Someone who has coeliac disease.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. A gluten-free diet is the most effective treatment for coeliac disease.

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  2. I'm coeliac: I can't have gluten!

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Origin

From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “bell

From Latin coeliacus, from Ancient Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós), from κοιλία (koilía, “belly”). By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -ac. Cognate with coelom.

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Forms

plural: coeliacs

See also

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