celiac syndrome

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• celiac — Relating to the abdominal cavity. [G. koilia, belly] * * * ce·li·ac or chiefly Brit coe·li·ac sē lē .ak adj 1) of or relating to the abdominal cavity 2) belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease <the celiac syndrome> <a celiac… …   Medical dictionary

• celiac artery compression syndrome — celiac axis compression syndrome compression of the celiac axis or trunk by crura of the diaphragm, which can interfere with the blood supply to the liver and spleen, resulting in intermittent postprandial pain in the upper abdomen …   Medical dictionary

• celiac disease — n 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… …   Medical dictionary

• celiac disease — a hereditary digestive disorder involving intolerance to gluten, usually occurring in young children, characterized by marked abdominal distention, malnutrition, wasting, and the passage of large, fatty, malodorous stools. Also called celiac… …   Universalium

• syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

• median arcuate ligament syndrome — celiac artery compression syndrome …   Medical dictionary

• Median arcuate ligament syndrome — Classification and external resources Median arcuate ligament syndrome results from compression of the celiac artery by the median arcuate ligament. The median arcuate ligament is a fibrous arch formed by the left and right diaphragmatic crura,… …   Wikipedia

• Down syndrome — Classification and external resources Boy with Down syndrome assembling a …   Wikipedia

• Irritable bowel syndrome — This article is about a functional disorder. For bowel inflammation, see Inflammatory bowel disease. Irritable bowel syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 K58 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Small bowel bacterial overgrowth syndrome — (SBBOS), or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), also termed bacterial overgrowth; is a disorder of excessive bacterial growth in the small intestine. Unlike the colon (or large bowel), which is rich with bacteria, the small bowel… …   Wikipedia

• Health aspects of Down syndrome — Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome (trisomy 21). The medical consequences of this extra genetic material are highly variable and may affect the function of any organ system or …   Wikipedia