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Synonyms for sprue

  • noun

Most common

psilosis downsprue

All synonyms

Noun

1. Tropical sprue

tropical sprue, psilosis

Other

downsprue, geat dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A tropical disease causing a sore throat and tongue, and disturbed digestion; psilosis.

Related words

Phrases
tropical sprue non-tropical sprue coeliac sprue

Forms

Plural
sprues → downsprues, geats…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
spruefalling
psilosissteady
downspruesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
geat
8 letters
psilosis
9 letters
downsprue