| Pronunciation: | | 'towfus
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- [n] an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
- [n] a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
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TOPHUS is a 6 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | calculus, chalkstone, tartar |
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| | See Also: | | crust, encrustation, incrustation, urate |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \To"phus\, n.; pl. {Tophi}. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral
concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.]
1. (Med.) 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.) Calcareous tufa.
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