单词 | tophus |
释义 | tophus (once / 422119 pages) n WORD FAMILY tophus: tophi USAGE EXAMPLESThis flux is composed of equal portions of iron slag, white tophus, and salt. Agricola, Georgius, De Re Metallica, Translated from th...(2011) If gout is untreated and the disease becomes advanced, deposits of urate crystals may form into nodules called tophi beneath the skin. New York Times(May 09, 2011) If gout progresses, crystals will form everywhere from the toes and elbows to the fingers, wrists and ears, in chalky white lumps called tophi. Washington Post(Mar 07, 2011) 1n a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout Syn|Hyper chalkstone urate a salt of uric acid 2n an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums Syn|Hyper calculus, tartar crust, encrustation, incrustation a hard outer layer that covers something |
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