Meaning Of The Word Tophus
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Tophus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tophus?
tophus in American English
an abnormal mineral deposit, as of calcium carbonate, about the joints, on the roots of the teeth, etc., in a person who has the gout; chalkstone noun: a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., esp. in gout; a gouty deposit tophus in British English noun: a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout |
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