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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coeliac \C[oe]"li*ac\, Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. [L. coeliacus Gr ?, fr ? belly, fr ? hollow.] Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen. {C[oe]liac artery} (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also {c[oe]liac axis}. {C[oe]liac flux}, {C[oe]liac passion} (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coeliac adj : of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: {celiac}]
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