You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
TOPHI
TOPHUS
tartar, calculus, tophus
(noun) an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
tophus, chalkstone
(noun) a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
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tophi
plural of tophus
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TOPHUS
To"phus, n.; pl. Tophi. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See Toph.] [Written also tofus.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
2. (Min.)
Definition: Calcareous tufa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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