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noun
A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tartar, calculus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crust, incrustation, encrustation
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: chalkstone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urate
History
From Latin tophus (“stone”).
Across languages
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