sprue

See also: Sprue

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spɹuː/
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Etymology 1

From Dutch spruw, sprouw. First described by William Hillary.

Noun

sprue (plural sprues)

(medicine) A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

Synonyms

tropical sprue

Derived terms

celiac sprue

Translations

malabsorption syndrome

Dutch: tropische spruw, Indische spruw, aphthae tropicae, psilosis

Spanish: esprúe m

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

sprue (plural sprues)

A bronze casting showing sprue

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

Translations

hole allowing melted material into the mold

Russian: ли́тник (ru) m (lítnik)

Material that cools in the feed channels to a mold

German: Anguss m

See also

flash

Anagrams

Pre-Us, Rupes, pures, purse, re-ups, reups, rupes, super, super-

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