gluten enteropathy
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical.
Related to gluten enteropathy: celiac disease
gluten enteropathy
[‚glüt·ən ‚ent·ə′räp·ə·thē] (medicine)
A malabsorption disease characterized by inflammation and loss of the normal architecture of the small intestine following ingestion of some proteins. Also known as celiac sprue, nontropical sprue.