tophus

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin tophus (“stone”).

Noun edit

tophus (plural tophi)

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tophus

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

Translations edit

deposit of monosodium urate in the body

Chinese:
Mandarin: 痛風石／痛风石 (zh) (tòngfēngshí)
Finnish: tofus
Portuguese: tofo (pt) m

Anagrams edit

Houpts, Pushto, hots up, shot up, upshot

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