sprue

Japanese: sprue
sprue

…(4) Malabsorption syndromes Malabsorption syndromes are a collective term for diseases whose main symptom is absorption disorders in the small intestine. Among these, sprue (idiopathic malabsorption) is a condition in which the mucosal epithelial cells of the small intestine themselves are defective, causing significant villous atrophy. The etiology of this disease is related to gluten in wheat, but it is extremely rare in Japan. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "sprue" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…(4)吸収不良症候群 小腸における吸収障害を主徴とする疾患を総称して吸収不良症候群という。このうち小腸の粘膜上皮細胞自体に欠陥があり著しい絨毛萎縮をきたすものにスプルーsprue(特発性吸収不良)がある。本症は小麦中のグルテンが病因に関連するが,日本ではきわめてまれである。…

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