sprue

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I'm wondering if it's celiac sprue or a gluten sensitivity, since I basically replaced the alcohol calories with baked goods and subsequently started feeling really shitty.

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  1. noun A chronic, chiefly tropical disease characterized by diarrhea, emaciation, and anemia, caused by defective absorption of nutrients from the intestinal tract.
  2. noun The hole through which molten material is chanelled into a mold.
  3. noun The waste material filling or protruding from this hole after hardening.
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  • They have also posted the contents of the zombie sprue. —  Tabletop Gaming News
  • The final sprue configuration will look like this: —  Tabletop Gaming News
  • People who suffer from Celiac sprue, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, may face several symptoms that may affect their daily lives. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • I'm wondering if it's celiac sprue or a gluten sensitivity, since I basically replaced the alcohol calories with baked goods and subsequently started feeling really shitty. —  green LA girl
  • Recognisable to plastic modellers, the structure is a giant representation of a sprue frame to which model pieces are attached, each piece in the "art" depicting a member state of the EU. —  EU Referendum
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  1. Dutch spruw, from Middle Dutch sprouwe.
  2. Perhaps of Scots origin.

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  1. Origin obscure.
 

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