cœliaquie
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin coeliacus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cœliaquie f (usually uncountable, plural cœliaquies)
- coeliac disease (auto-immune disease characterised by sensitivity of the lining of the small intestine to gluten, causing a failure to digest food properly)
- Synonym: maladie cœliaque
Further reading
[edit]- “cœliaquie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.