tophus

English

Etymology

From Latin tophus (“stone”).

Noun

tophus (plural tophi)

  1. (medicine) A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

Translations

deposit of monosodium urate in the body

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