English Explanatory Dictionary

tophus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

Word forms

tophus tophi

Etymology

From Latin tophus (“stone”).

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