tophaceous
1Tophaceous — To*pha ceous, a. [L. tophaceus, tofaceus.] Gritty; sandy; rough; stony. [1913 Webster] …
2tophaceous — Sandy; gritty; pertaining to or manifesting the features of a tophus. [L. tophaceus] * * * to·pha·ceous tə fā shəs adj relating to, being, or characterized by the occurrence of tophi <tophaceous deposits> <tophaceous gout> * * *… …
3Tophaceous gout — A chronic form of gout. Nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue areas of the body. Even though tophi are most commonly found as hard nodules around the fingers, at the tips of the elbows, and around the …
4tophaceous — to·pha·ceous …
5tophaceous — a. gritty. ♦ tophus, n. (pl. phi ) tufa; bodily concretion …
6tophaceous — təˈfāshəs adjective Etymology: Latin tophaceus, tofaceus, from tophus, tofus tufa + aceus aceous 1. archaic : of the nature of tufa : gritty, sandy 2. : having the characteristics of a tophus …
7Gout, tophaceous — A form of chronic gout whereby nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue areas of the body. Even though tophi are most commonly found as hard nodules around the fingers, at the tips of the elbows, and… …
8chalky gout — tophaceous g …
9tophus — 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; < L tophus, tofus TUFA] * * * …
10gout — A disorder of purine metabolism, occurring especially in men, characterized by a raised but variable blood uric acid level and severe recurrent acute arthritis of sudden onset resulting from deposition of crystals of sodium …
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