SPRUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sprue mean? 

• SPRUE (noun)
  The noun SPRUE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: SPRUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRUE (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 emaciation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

psilosis; sprue; tropical sprue

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

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

 Context examples 

Also called: Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy, Nontropical Sprue, Celiac sprue, Gluten-sensitive enteropathy, Nontropical sprue

(Celiac Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Unlike celiac sprue (celiac disease), a gluten-free diet does not predict a certain regression of the disease.

(Collagenous Sprue, NCI Thesaurus)