資料來源 : pyDict
痛風結節
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.
資料來源 : WordNet®
tophus
n 1: a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear;
diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout [syn: {chalkstone}]
2: an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums [syn: {tartar},
{calculus}]
[also: {tophi} (pl)]