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TOPHUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: tophi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

Synonyms:

calculus; tartar; tophus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

crust; encrustation; incrustation (a hard outer layer that covers something)

Sense 2

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 ("tophus" is a kind of...):

urate (a salt of uric acid)

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