sprue Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
tropical sprue; psilosis.
WordNet
Sprue noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.Definitions
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(Founding) (a) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. (b) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence, dross. -
(Med.) Same as Sprew .