'Sprue' definitions:
Definition of 'sprue'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis]
Definition of 'Sprue'
From: GCIDE
- Sprue \Sprue\ (spr[udd]), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
- 1. (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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) Same as Sprew. [1913 Webster]