Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tophus
n 1: a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear;
diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: {tophus},
{chalkstone}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn:
{tartar}, {calculus}, {tophus}]
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