celiac disease

noun

: 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

Examples of celiac disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Corn is a gluten-free option for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. —Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 5 Mar. 2025

Of course, people with celiac disease, wheat allergies, or gluten sensitivities don’t have a choice as to whether to follow a gluten-free diet. —Cathy Nelson, Health, 3 Mar. 2025

This figure is far higher than the the roughly 6% of people with non-celiac wheat sensitivity, 1% of people with celiac disease and even lower percentages of people with wheat allergies. —Sachin Rustgi, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2025

While adjusting the family's daily routine to account for Calvin's celiac disease, Dylan approached it with positivity. —Emily Weaver, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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Medical Definition

celiac disease

noun

: 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, gluten-sensitive enteropathy, nontropical sprue, sprue