Celias
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Historical Examples
fem. proper name, from Italian Celia, from Latin Caelia, fem. of Caelius, name of a Roman gens. Sheila is a variant.
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- Celiac
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen. Contemporary Examples adjective (anatomy) the usual US spelling of coeliac adj. alternative spelling of coeliac (q.v.); also see oe. celiac ce·li·ac or coe·li·ac (sē’lē-āk’) adj. Of or relating to the abdomen or abdominal cavity.
- Celiac artery
celiac artery n. See celiac trunk.
- Celiac-disease
a hereditary digestive disorder involving intolerance to gluten, usually occurring in young children, characterized by marked abdominal distention, malnutrition, wasting, and the passage of large, fatty, malodorous stools. celiac disease n. A malabsorption disease characterized by sensitivity to gluten and atrophy of the mucosa of the upper small intestine, manifested by diarrhea, steatorrhea, and nutritional […]
- Celiac ganglion
celiac ganglion n. Any of the largest and highest group of sympathetic prevertebral ganglia, on the upper part of the abdominal aorta on either side of the celiac artery, containing the sympathetic neurons whose unmyelinated postganglionic axons innervate the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, small intestine, and the ascending and transverse colon. Also called semilunar […]
- Celiac gland
celiac gland n. Any of the various nodes situated along the celiac trunk that receive lymphatic drainage from the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, spleen, and biliary tract.