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chalk⋅stone

  [chawk-stohn]
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–noun Pathology.
a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME, for sense “limestone”; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone

Related forms:
chalkstony, adjective
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chalk·stone   (chôk'stōn')   
n.  See tophus.
to·phus   (tō'fəs)   
n.   pl. to·phi (-fī)

  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.


[Latin tōphus, tufa.]
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Main Entry: chalk·stone
Pronunciation: 'chok-"stOn
Function: noun
: a concretion resembling chalk that is composed mainly of urate of sodium and foundespecially in and about the small joints of persons suffering from gout : TOPHUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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