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gouty Definition

gouty (go̵ut′ē)

adjective gout′i·er, gout′i·est

  1. having, or tending to have, gout
  2. of or like gout
  3. resulting from or causing gout
  4. swollen with gout

gouty Related Forms
gout′i·ly adverb gout′i·ness noun
gouty Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • arthritis: Local ice therapy during bouts of acute gouty arthritis.
  • attack: Due to the short duration of use of NSAIDs in acute gouty attacks, they confer few serious adverse events.
  • tophus: Calcinosis in the finger tips can resemble gouty tophi.
  • patient: Edna, another guest, is being bothered by a gouty patient when Charlie comes downstairs.