sprue

IPA: sprˈu

noun

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

verb

  • To remove the sprues (material left in feed channels) from a cast piece.
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Examples of "sprue" in Sentences

  • The cause of tropical sprue is not known.
  • It differs significantly from coeliac sprue.
  • The prognosis for tropical sprue is excellent.
  • The other end of the sprue attaches to the runners.
  • It helps raise awareness for those with celiac sprue.
  • The melted metal is then poured into the sprue in the mould.
  • An outlet in the passage wall connects to a common sprue channel.
  • Finally, the sprue is sawed off and the finished piece is polished.
  • The branches of the sprue runner are also provided with constrictions.
  • Tell them that you think it might be celiac sprue and see what they say.
  • Cut off the sprue, and file the rough edges so the new piece will stand up.
  • There are even some studies that suggest a link between celiac sprue and seizures.
  • I want you to tell the doctors that you think Charlotte has a disease called celiac sprue.
  • Symptoms of celiac sprue include gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and bloating.
  • Nothing worked it would be many years before sprue was first successfully treated with massive doses of vitamin B.
  • A mold including a blind channel connected to the sprue runner so that the first material entering the mold will be trapped in the blind channel.
  • This problem, which is called protein-losing enteropathy, may be related to a condition known as sprue or “celiac sprue” or inflammatory bowel disease.
  • The possibility of controlling the gastro-intestinal symptoms in sprue by the use of parenteral therapy with liver extract has been demonstrated by Castle and Rhoads.
  • The illness that had aged her so rapidly was sprue, a form of tropical anemia that attacks the mucous membranes in the mouth, throat, and digestive tract, making it difficult to swallow or digest food.

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