'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]

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