tophus

[toh-fuhs]

noun

Pathology.

plural

tophi 

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

tophus

/ ˈtəʊfəs, təʊˈfeɪʃəs /

noun

1. Also called: chalkstone. pathol a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout

Other Word Forms

• tophaceous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tophus¹

1545–55; < Latin tōphus, tōfus tufa

Word History and Origins

Origin of tophus¹

C16: from Latin, variant of tōfus _tufa , _tuff