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celiac definition

ce·liac (sē′lē ak′)

adjective

of or in the abdominal cavity

Etymology: L coeliacus < Gr koiliakos < koilia: see -coele

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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