tophi

Variant of tophus

tophus definition

to·phus (tō′fəs)

noun pl. tophi -·phi (-fī)

Med. an abnormal mineral deposit, as of calcium carbonate, about the joints, on the roots of the teeth, etc., in a person who has the gout; chalkstone

Etymology: L, tufa

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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