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coeliac disease
(redirected from Gluten sensitive enteropathy)

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coeliac disease
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(Medicine / Pathology) a chronic intestinal disorder of young children caused by sensitivity to the protein gliadin contained in the gluten of cereals, characterized by distention of the abdomen and frothy and pale foul-smelling stools
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Celiac disease, also known as gluten sensitive enteropathy, is an immune-related disorder in which gluten, one of the proteins in wheat, barley and rye, damages the lining of the small intestine.
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