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coeliac disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
coeli-ac dis-ease
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.

British usage; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

celiac disease (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sprue

Synonyms

non-tropical sprue coeliac sprue gluten-sensitive enteropathy

Questions

What does coeliac disease mean?
An auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly.

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