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Tophus

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Noun
  1. 1
    A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.
  2. 2
    an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums wordnet
  3. 3
    a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout wordnet

Etymology

From Latin tophus (“stone”).

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