sprue 1 
(spr)
(spr)n.
A chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by diarrhea, emaciation, and anemia, caused by defective absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
[Dutch spruw, from Middle Dutch sprouwe.]
- time and a half
- time and motion study
- time bomb
- time capsule
- timecard
- time clock
- time-consuming
- time deposit
- time dilation
- time draft
- timed-release
- time exposure
- time frame
- timeframe
- time-honored
- time immemorial
- timekeeper
- timekeeping
- time-lapse
- timeless
- timelessly
- timelessness
- timeline
- timeliness
- time loan