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to·phus T0271400 (tō′fəs)n. pl. to·phi (-fī) 1. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. Also called chalkstone.2. A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.
[Latin tōphus, tufa.]tophus (ˈtəʊfəs) n, pl -phi (-faɪ) (Pathology) pathol a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout. Also called: chalkstone [C16: from Latin, variant of tōfus tufa, tuff] tophaceous adjto•phus (ˈtoʊ fəs)
n., pl. -phi (-fī). a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., esp. in gout. [1545–55; < Latin tōphus, tōfus tufa] to•pha•ceous (təˈfeɪ ʃəs) adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tophus - a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic goutchalkstoneurate - a salt of uric acid | | 2. |  tophus - an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gumscalculus, tartarcrust, encrustation, incrustation - a hard outer layer that covers something |
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tophus[′tō·fəs] (medicine) A localized swelling principally in cartilage and connective tissues in or adjacent to the small joints of the hands and feet; occurs specifically in gout. tophusenUK
tophus [to´fus] (L.) 1. a chalky deposit of sodium urate occurring in gout; tophi form most often around the joints in cartilage, bone, bursae, and subcutaneous tissue and in the external ear, producing a chronic, foreign-body response" >inflammatory response.2. dental calculus. Tophus. Typical appearance of tophi, which are common in chronic gout, shown on an index finger. From Ignatavicius and Workman, 2000.tophus syphili´ticus syphilitic node.to·phus, pl. to·phi (tō'fŭs, tō'fī), 1. 2. A salivary calculus, or tartar. Synonym(s): gouty pearl [L. a calcareous deposit from springs, tufa] tophus (tō′fəs)n. pl. to·phi (-fī) 1. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. Also called chalkstone.2. A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.tophus The pathognomonic lesion of gout, which appears grossly when preserved in alcohol or other non-aqueous solution as a nodular mass of white chalky, pasty material composed of crystalline and amorphous urates–eg, monosodium urate monohydrates, surrounded by mononuclear cells, fibroblasts and a foreign body-type giant cell reaction with epithelioid histiocytes. See Gouty toe. to·phus, pl. tophi (tō'fŭs, -fī) 1. See: gouty tophus2. A salivary calculus, or tartar.  TOPHI: Left and right hands of a patient with multiple deforming gouty tophi TOPHI: Left and right hands of a patient with multiple deforming gouty tophitophus (to'fus) plural.tophi [L., porous stone] A deposit of sodium biurate in tissues near a joint, in the ear, or elsewhere in individuals with gout. Synonym: gouty pearl See: illustrationTophus (plural, tophi)A chalky deposit of a uric acid compound found in gout. Tophi occur most frequently around joints and in the external ear.Mentioned in: Goutto·phus, pl. tophi (tō'fŭs, -fī) A salivary calculus or tartar. tophusenUK
Related to tophus: hyperuricemia, goutSynonyms for tophusnoun a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external earSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gumsSynonymsRelated Words- crust
- encrustation
- incrustation
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