"Celiac Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A malabsorption syndrome that is precipitated by the ingestion of foods containing GLUTEN, such as wheat, rye, and barley. It is characterized by INFLAMMATION of the SMALL INTESTINE, loss of MICROVILLI structure, failed INTESTINAL ABSORPTION, and MALNUTRITION.
| Descriptor ID |
D002446
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.637.250 C18.452.603.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Celiac Disease- Celiac Disease
- Disease, Celiac
- Gluten Enteropathy
- Enteropathies, Gluten
- Enteropathy, Gluten
- Gluten Enteropathies
- Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy
- Enteropathies, Gluten-Sensitive
- Enteropathy, Gluten-Sensitive
- Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy
- Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathies
- Sprue, Celiac
- Sprue, Nontropical
- Nontropical Sprue
- Celiac Sprue
- Sprue
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