noun
pl. -·phiMed. 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
Origin of tophus
L, tufatophus
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tophus
noun
pl. to·phi,- A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. Also called chalkstone .
- A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.
Origin of tophus
Latin tōphus tufaTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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tophus - Medical Definition
n.
pl. tophi (-fī)- A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. In this sense also called chalkstone
- A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.
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