(US, anatomy) Of, pertaining to or located within the abdomen or abdominal cavity. / (US, medicine) Of or pertaining to celiac disease.

Someone who has celiac disease.

plural of celiac

US spelling of coeliac disease

(Canada, US) Celiac disease.

(anatomy) Synonym of celiac artery

(anatomy) An unpaired short artery arising from the abdominal aorta just below the diaphragm and dividing almost immediately into the left gastric artery, splenic artery and common hepatic artery.

(anatomy) A complex network of nerves located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta.

plural of celiac plexus

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the mesentery