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sprue

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sprue (noun)
  2. celiac sprue (noun)
  3. nontropical sprue (noun)
  4. tropical sprue (noun)

sprue

noun \ˈsprü\

Definition of SPRUE

1
: celiac disease
2
: a disease of tropical regions that is of unknown cause and is characterized by fatty diarrhea and malabsorption of nutrients—called also tropical sprue

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