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 sprue /ˈspru/
 注入口,熔渣,熱帶病的一種

 sprue /ˈspru/ 名詞
 斯潑盧,口炎性腹瀉,鑄道

 Sprue n.
 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.
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 sprue
      n : a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and nontropical
          forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not
          absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and
          emaciation [syn: tropical sprue]