Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Tophus

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Tophus


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(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) Calcareous tufa.