Dictionary entry

Cœliac

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ Cœ″li‐ac, Ce″li‐ac (?), } a. [L. coeliacus, Gr. �, fr. � belly, fr. κοι̑λοσ hollow.] Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.

Cœliac artery(Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm; — called also cœliac axis. — Cœliac flux, Cœliac passion(Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.