Meaning Of The Word Sprue
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Sprue Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Sprue?
sprue in American English 1
a chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by defective absorption of food, anemia, gastrointestinal disorders, etc. noun: an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold transitive verb: to cut the sprues from (a casting) sprue in American English 2 an opening through which molten material, as metal or plastic, is poured into a mold noun: a chronic disease, occurring chiefly in the tropics, resulting from malabsorption of nutrients from the small intestine and characterized by diarrhea, ulceration of the mucous membrane of the digestive tract, and a smooth, shining tongue; psilosis sprue in British English 1 noun: a vertical channel in a mould through which plastic or molten metal is introduced or out of which it flows when the mould is filled sprue in British English 2 noun: a chronic disease, esp of tropical climates, characterized by flatulence, diarrhoea, frothy foul-smelling stools, and emaciation sprue in British English 3 noun: an inferior type of asparagus |
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