Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "celiac" yana nufin mutum ko yanayin da ke da alaƙa da cutar celiac, wanda shine rashin lafiya mai tsanani wanda ke shafar ƙananan hanji kuma yana haifar da rashin haƙuri ga gluten, furotin da aka samu a cikin alkama, sha'ir, da hatsin rai. A cikin mahallin kiwon lafiya da magani, ana iya amfani da "celiac" don kwatanta wanda ke da cutar celiac ko don komawa ga alamun bayyanar cututtuka, alamu, ko siffofin da ke hade da cutar celiac, irin su kwayoyin cutar celiac ko ƙuntatawa na abinci na celiac. .