Sprue
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noun


(1)   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
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Noun



  1. A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

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  1. The hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
  2. Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold.
 
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