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sprue
noun(sprue)
the waste piece on a casting (as of metal or plastic) left by the hole through which the mold was filled
sprue
noun(sprue)
the hole in which a sprue forms
sprue
noun(sprue)
a disease of tropical regions that is of unknown cause and is characterized by fatty diarrhea and malabsorption of nutrients —called also tropical sprue
sprue
noun(sprue)
celiac disease
sprue
noun(sprue)
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sprue
noun(sprue)
a chronic hereditary intestinal disorder in which an inability to absorb the gliadin portion of gluten results in the gliadin triggering an immune response that damages the intestinal mucosa —called also celiac sprue

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