Associations to the word «Tophus»

Wiktionary

TOPHUS, noun. (medicine) A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

Dictionary definition

TOPHUS, noun. A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout.
TOPHUS, noun. An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras