tophus
noun
a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
tophi
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pluralof tophus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They found the finger loaded with spiky urate crystals, gathered in tophi that had eaten away at his 16th-century bones.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2011
If gout progresses, crystals will form everywhere from the toes and elbows to the fingers, wrists and ears, in chalky white lumps called tophi.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2011
Within six months of starting the treatments, the tophi on White's hands and legs had melted away, and she was able to resume a normal life.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2011
These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.
From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by A. W. Duncan
