tophus
Kelime Anlamı :

1. gut hastalığında mafsallarda kireç toplanmas.
2. Tükrük bezleri taşı.
3. Gut hastalığında asit ürik tuzlarının oynaklar ve kulak sayvanına oturması ile meydanag elen yumrular, tofus.
Tanımlar :
1. A deposit of urates in the skin and tissue around a joint or in the external ear, occurring in gout. also called chalkstone.
2. A concretion of mineral salts and organic matter deposited on the surface of the teeth.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. 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. calcareous tufa.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. calc tufa.
2. A concretion of calcareous matter which forms on the cartilaginous surface of the joints, and on the pinna of the ear, in gout; a gouty deposit.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.