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COELIAC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coeliac mean?
• COELIAC (adjective)
The adjective COELIAC has 1 sense:
1. of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
Familiarity information: COELIAC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
celiac; coeliac
Pertainym:
abdominal cavity (the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)
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