Coeliac

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coeliac \C[oe]"li*ac\, Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. [L. coeliacus, Gr.
     ?, fr. ? belly, fr. koi^los hollow.]
     Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {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.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coeliac
       adj : of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen [syn: {celiac}]