celiac

Ce"li*ac, a. (Anat.) Defn: See Coellac. Coe"li*ac, Ce"li*ac, a. Etym: [L. coeliacus, Gr. Defn: Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. Coeliac artery (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also coeliac axis. -- Coeliac flux, Coeliac passion (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.

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