sprue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: sprue	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for sprue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sprue n 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 Synonym(s): sprue, tropical sprue, psilosis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sprue \Sprue\, 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. 2. (Med.) Same as {Sprew}.