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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Tophi (0.00985 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Tophi.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tophi
tophus
n 1: a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear;
diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn:
chalkstone]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn:
tartar,
calculus]
[also:
tophi (pl)]
tophi
See
tophus
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tophi
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.
[1913 Webster]
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