chalkstone

[ chawk-stohn ]
/ ˈtʃɔkˌstoʊn /

noun Pathology.

a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.

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Origin of chalkstone

1350–1400; Middle English, for sense “limestone”; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone

OTHER WORDS FROM chalkstone

chalkstony, adjective

Words nearby chalkstone

chalkface, chalk line, chalk out, chalkpit, chalkrail, chalkstone, chalk stripe, chalk talk, chalk up, chalky, challah
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British Dictionary definitions for chalkstone

chalkstone
/ (ˈtʃɔːkˌstəʊn) /

noun

pathol another name for tophus
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