loading...| Preferred Name | celiac disease | |
| Synonyms |
celiac sprue nontropical sprue gluten-sensitive enteropathy |
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| Definitions |
a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. |
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| ID |
http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID5277 |
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| Definition |
a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. When people with celiac disease eat foods or use products containing gluten, their immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. |
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| label |
RID5277 |
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| May_Cause | ||
| Preferred_name |
celiac disease |
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| prefixIRI |
RID1:RID5277 |
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| prefLabel |
celiac disease |
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| Synonym |
celiac sprue nontropical sprue gluten-sensitive enteropathy |
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| UMLS_ID |
C0007570 |
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| subClassOf |