coeliac disease
noun/ˈsiːliæk dɪziːz/
/ˈsiːliæk dɪziːz/
(British English) (North American English celiac disease)
[uncountable]- a disease in which somebody cannot digest some types of food (= break them down in their body) because their body is very sensitive to gluten (= a substance that is found in flour, especially wheat flour)Topics Health problemsc2
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