Tophus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. Also called chalkstone.
  • n. A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.
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  • n. A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
  • n. Calcareous tufa.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Calc tufa.
  • n. A concretion of calcareous matter which forms on the cartilaginous surface of the joints, and on the pinna of the ear, in gout; a gouty deposit.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
  • n. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    urate    encrustation    incrustation    crust   
    Cross Reference
    dental tophi   
    Variant
    tophi   
     
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