noun
Meaning 1
A mass or piece of chalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A mass or piece of chalk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tophus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urate
History
From Old English ċealcstān, equivalent to chalk + stone.