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CELIAC DISEASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disorder in children and adults; inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten); symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation; often accompanied by lactose intolerance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("celiac disease" is a kind of...):
disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)
Context examples:
Celiac disease affects each person differently.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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)
When a person with celiac disease eats or drinks anything with gluten, the body’s immune system attacks the inside of the small intestine.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
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 is genetic.
(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
If left untreated, celiac disease can lead to malnutrition, anemia, weakened bones, and other problems.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
Celiac disease is a digestive disorder that’s triggered by eating foods containing gluten—a protein common in foods.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
