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Noun: sprue  sproo
  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 diarrhoea and emaciation
    - tropical sprue, psilosis

Derived forms: sprues

Type of: disorder, upset

Encyclopedia: Sprue, tropical

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