Related Questions

celiac

[see-lee-ak] Origin

ce·li·ac

[see-lee-ak]
adjective Anatomy.
of, pertaining to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
Also, coeliac.


Origin:
1655–65; < Latin coeliacus < Greek koiliakós of the bowels, equivalent to koilí(a) bowels (derivative of koîlos hollow; see coel-) + -akos -ac
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To celiac

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Celiac is always a great word to know.
So is jugular. Does it mean:
pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull
a series of paired nerves that originate in the spinal cord and emerge, branching out to the region of the neck, trunk, or limbs
Collins
World English Dictionary
celiac (ˈsiːlɪˌæk)
 
adj
anatomy the usual US spelling of coeliac

coeliac or (US) celiac (ˈsiːlɪˌæk)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the abdomen
2.  a person who suffers from coeliac disease
 
[C17: from Latin coeliacus, from Greek koiliakos, from koilia belly]
 
celiac or (US) celiac
 
adj
 
[C17: from Latin coeliacus, from Greek koiliakos, from koilia belly]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

celiac
aly. spelling of coeliac (q.v.); also see oe.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary

celiac ce·li·ac or coe·li·ac (sē'lē-āk')
adj.
Of or relating to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT