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TROPICAL SPRUE
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I. (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
Synonyms:
psilosis; sprue; tropical sprue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tropical sprue" is a kind of...):
disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)