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tophus


noun, plural to·phi [toh-fahy] /ˈtoʊ faɪ/. Pathology.

  1. a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.

noun plural -phi (-faɪ)

  1. pathol a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic goutAlso called: chalkstone

adj.

  1. Of or characteristic of a tophus.
  2. Sandy; gritty.

n. pl. to•phi (-fī)

  1. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear.
  2. Dental calculus; tartar.
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