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CELIAC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
Synonyms:
celiac; coeliac
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
abdominal cavity (the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease
Example:
a celiac diet
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
celiac disease (a disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance)
Context examples:
Variant alleles generated from mutations in the gene, have been associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, Graves disease, Hashimoto thyroiditis, celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, thyroid-associated orbitopathy, and other autoimmune diseases.
(CTLA4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
The investigators found that EBNA2 bound to genes associated with the risk for multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and celiac disease.
(Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases, National Institutes of Health)
The aortic branches include terminal branches called the common iliac arteries, the celiac artery, the superior mesenteric artery, the inferior mesenteric artery, the renal arteries, the suprarenal arteries, the testicular (internal spermatic) arteries, the ovarian arteries, the inferior phrenic arteries, lumbar arteries and the middle sacral artery.
(Abdominal Aorta Branch, NCI Thesaurus)
If you have celiac disease and eat foods with gluten, your immune system responds by damaging the small intestine.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Researchers don’t know exactly what triggers celiac disease.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
Celiac disease damages the lining of the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
(Celiac Disease, NCI Dictionary)
In the current study, the researchers found that EBNA2 and its related transcription factors activate some of the human genes associated with the risk for lupus and several other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and celiac disease.
(Epstein-Barr virus protein can “switch on” risk genes for autoimmune diseases, National Institutes of Health)
Celiac disease is an immune disease in which people can't eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Patients with celiac disease had higher levels of reovirus antibodies than controls.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
Celiac disease is genetic.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
