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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

tophus (plural tophi)

(medicine) A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

Anagrams

• Houpts, Pushto, shot up, upshot

Source: Wiktionary

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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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