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celiac
adjective ce·li·ac \ˈsē-lē-ˌak\
Definition of CELIAC
: of or relating to the abdominal cavity
Variants of CELIAC
ce·li·ac also coe·li·ac \ˈsē-lē-ˌak\
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Origin of CELIAC
Latin coeliacus, from Greek koiliakos, from koilia cavity, from koilos hollow — more at cave
First Known Use: 1662
Rhymes with CELIAC
almanac, amberjack, anorak, antiblack, applejack, Arawak, Aurillac, back-to-back, bivouac, black-on-black, brainiac, bric-a-brac, Cadillac, camelback, canvasback, cardiac, carryback, cornerback, Cousin Jack, crackerjack, cul-de-sac, diamondback, fiddleback, Gay-Lussac, gunnysack, hackmatack, haversack, high-low-jack, huckaback, hydrocrack, iliac, ipecac, Kodiak, ladder-back, leatherback, lumberjack, maniac, medevac, Merrimack, mommy track, multipack, nunatak, Nunivak, off-the-rack, paperback, Pasternak, piggyback, quarterback, razorback, retropack, running back, sandarac, Sarawak, silverback, single-track, snapper-back, steeplejack, stickleback, Syriac, tamarack, theriac, tokamak, turtleback, umiak, Unimak, zodiac
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