TOPHUS


Meaning of TOPHUS in English

— tophaceous /teuh fay"sheuhs/ , adj.

/toh"feuhs/ , n. , pl. tophi /-fuy/ . Pathol.

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

[ 1545-55; tophus, tofus TUFA ]

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