chalkstone

chalk·stone

[chawk-stohn]
noun Pathology.
a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English, for sense “limestone”; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone

chalk·ston·y, adjective
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chalkstone (ˈtʃɔːkˌstəʊn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
pathol another name for tophus

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