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tropical sprue

tropical sprue noun: a particular disease whose major symptom is malabsorption.

Noun

tropical sprue (uncountable)

  1. A particular disease whose major symptom is malabsorption.

Questions about tropical sprue

What does tropical sprue mean?
Tropical sprue means a particular disease whose major symptom is malabsorption.
What part of speech is tropical sprue?
Tropical sprue is a noun.

Words near tropical sprue in the dictionary

  1. tropical rainforests
  2. tropical reed
  3. tropical reeds
  4. tropical rock
  5. tropical splenomegaly syndrome
  6. tropical sprue
  7. tropical storm
  8. tropical storms
  9. tropical sweet potato
  10. tropical theileriosis
  11. tropical ulcer

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