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# coeliac

«coeliac» in Mova's school dictionary: **an illness in which eating gluten, found in wheat, barley…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) A person who has coeliac disease. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x1)
- Coeliac disease damages the gut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x2)
- The café has a coeliac-friendly menu. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x4)
- He was diagnosed with coeliac disease last year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/#x5)
- Coeliacs must avoid wheat, barley and rye. [tree →](https://md.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.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «coeliac» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/coeliac/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.