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Preferred term

Celiac Disease  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing GLUTEN, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Celiac Sprue
  • Gluten Enteropathy
  • Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy
  • Sprue
  • Sprue, Celiac
  • Sprue, Nontropical

In other languages

  • French

  • Entéropathie au gluten
  • Entéropathie chronique liée à une intolérance au gluten
  • Maladie céliaque
  • Maladie de Gee
  • Sprue
  • Sprue coeliaque
  • Sprue nostras
  • Syndrome caeliaque par intolérance au gluten

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CPRTK37B-4

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