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Zöliakie

coeliac disease

noun tsoe-lee-a-KEE Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: from Greek koiliakos, abdominal

Also means

gluten intolerance (autoimmune)

Usage Note

Zöliakie is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten in which the small intestine is damaged. It must be distinguished from Glutenunverträglichkeit (non-coeliac gluten sensitivity). The only treatment is a strict lifelong gluten-free diet (glutenfreie Ernährung).

Examples

"Seit der Diagnose Zöliakie ernährt sie sich streng glutenfrei."

Natural Translation

Since the diagnosis of coeliac disease she has been eating strictly gluten-free.

Literal Translation

Since the diagnosis coeliac disease feeds she herself strictly gluten-free.

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