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]

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.
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   2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.
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