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Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system in which the inside lining of the small intestine (mucosa) is damaged after eating wheat, rye, oats, or barley, resulting in interference with the absorption of nutrients from food.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 27, 2008
Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Celiac disease is a disease of the digestive system that damages the small intestine and interferes with the absorption of nutrients from food.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Celiac disease occurs when the body reacts abnormally to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and oats. Gluten causes an inflammatory response in the small intestine, which damages the tissues and results in impaired ability to absorb nu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Malabsorption is difficulty digesting or absorbing nutrients from food.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 22, 2008
Malabsorption syndrome is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Malabsorption syndrome is an alteration in the ability of the intestine to absorb nutrients adequately into the bloodstream.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, is the most commonly used drug in the world. Pharmacologically, alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant. Like other depressants, in small doses alcohol slows heart rate and respiration, decreases mus...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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