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# coeliac

adjective (coeliac; US celiac); noun (a coeliac, coeliacs)

«coeliac» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Coeliac disease is an illness in which eating gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye, damages the gut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#m1)
2. A person who has coeliac disease. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and everyday life, children with coeliac disease must eat gluten-free food, so they cannot eat ordinary bread, pasta or cake. Schools and parties need to check food labels. It is not an allergy or a choice; it is an autoimmune disease.

### Examples

- My friend is coeliac, so she eats gluten-free bread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x1)
- Coeliac disease damages the gut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x2)
- The café has a coeliac-friendly menu. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x3)
- Check the label for gluten if a coeliac is coming to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x4)
- He was diagnosed with coeliac disease last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x5)
- Coeliacs must avoid wheat, barley and rye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x6)

### Note

UK spelling «coeliac», US spelling «celiac». Say «SEE-lee-ak». It is not the same as just disliking bread.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «coeliac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«coeliac» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coeliac.html) on Mova free.