celiac disease

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ce′liac disease′, 

1. Pathology a hereditary digestive disorder involving intolerance to gluten, usually occurring in young children, characterized by marked abdominal distention, malnutrition, wasting, and the passage of large, fatty, malodorous stools.

Also called ce•li•ac-sprue  (sē′lē ak spro̅o̅′). 

• 1935–40