Celiac Disease |
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| Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy; Celiac Sprue; Disease, Celiac; Enteropathies, Gluten; Enteropathies, Gluten-Sensitive; Enteropathy, Gluten; Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive; Gluten Enteropathies; Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy; Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathies | |
| A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of GLUTEN-containing foods, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION. | |