Tophi


noun, plural tophi
[toh-fahy] /ˈtoʊ faɪ/ (Show IPA). Pathology.
1.
a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
noun (pl) -phi (-faɪ)
1.
(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

tophus to·phus (tō’fəs)
n. pl. to·phi (-fī)

A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear.

Dental calculus; tartar.

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