CHALKSTONE

tophus, chalkstone

(noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

chalkstone (plural chalkstones)

A mass of chalk.

(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Anagrams

• Shackleton, shecklaton

Source: Wiktionary

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Chalk"stone`, n.

1. A mass of chalk. As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder. Isa. xxvii. 9.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the external ear, and in other situations, in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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