sprue
1 of 2noun (1)
ˈsprü 
1
: the waste piece on a casting (as of metal or plastic) left by the hole through which the mold was filled
2
: the hole in which a sprue forms
sprue
2 of 2noun (2)
1
: a disease of tropical regions that is of unknown cause and is characterized by fatty diarrhea and malabsorption of nutrients
called also tropical sprue
2
: celiac disease
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
Dutch spruw; akin to Middle Low German sprūwe, a kind of tumor
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1833, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (2)
1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing sprue
Medical Definition
sprue
noun
ˈsprü
1
: celiac disease
2
: tropical sprue
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