Celiac Disease

Learn about the definition for this nursing term.

Intolerance to gluten, the protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and oats. An accumulation of the amino acid glutamine, which is toxic to the intestinal mucosa cells, resulting in atrophy of the intestinal villi and malabsorption of nutrients.

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