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Definition of Tophus

1. Noun. A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout.

Definition of Tophus

1. n. 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.

Definition of Tophus

1. Noun. (medicine) A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. ¹

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Definition of Tophus

1. a deposit of urates in the tissue around a joint [n -PHI]

Medical Definition of Tophus

1. A chalky deposit of sodium urate occurring in gout, tophi form most often around joints in cartilage, bone, bursae and subcutaneous tissue and in the external ear, producing a chronic foreign body inflammatory response. Origin: L. = porous stone This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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