See Also: commedia dell'arte(encyclopedia)
commedia dell'arte(dictionary)
sprue, tropical(medicine)
Tropical sprue(health)
dell(1)(dictionary)
DELL(finance)
dell(medicine)
dell(dictionary)
Dell Inc.(finance)
dell(2)(dictionary)

commedia dell'arte (iou) and sprue, tropical (medicine)


commedia dell'arte (iou)



commedia dell'arte noun phr. L19.
[Italian = comedy of Art.]
The improvised popular comedy in Italian theatres between the 16th and 18th cents. with stock characters.

sprue, tropical (medicine)


sprue, tropical


A malabsorption syndrome occurring in the tropics and subtropics. Protein malnutrition is usually precipitated by the malabsorption, and anaemia due to folic acid deficiency is particularly common. Administration of antibiotics (especially tetracycline) and folic acid usually results in remission.