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    SPRUE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 emaciationplay

    Synonyms:

    psilosis; sprue; tropical sprue

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("sprue" is a kind of...):

    disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)

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