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Definition of Sprue
1. 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.
Definition of Sprue
1. n. Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
Definition of Sprue
1. Noun. (medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis. ¹
2. Noun. (context: founding) The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. ¹
3. Noun. (context: founding) Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sprue
1. a tropical disease [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sprue
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