sprue

IPA: sprˈu

(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.

Examples of "sprue" in Sentences

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.
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.