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tophus |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tophus \To"phus\, n.; pl {Tophi}. [NL.: cf F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.] 1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium. 2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.
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