CHALKSTONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout

Synonyms:

chalkstone; tophus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("chalkstone" is a kind of...):

urate (a salt of uric acid)

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