n. 浇口, 熔渣, 口炎性腹泻

[化] 浇口; 铸口; 流道

[医] 口炎性腹泻; 铸道(牙)

[ noun ]
a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation
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Sprue \Sprue\ (spr[udd]), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
1. (Founding)
(a) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is
poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.
(b) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence,
dross.

2. (Med.) Same as {Sprew}.