GOUT


Meaning of GOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgau̇t ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English goute, from Anglo-French gute drop, gout, from Latin gutta drop

Date: 13th century

1. : a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood

2. : a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth

• gouty -ē adjective

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