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tophus

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From Latin tophus (“stone”).

noun tophi

A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

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noun deposit of monosodium urate in the body

中文	痛風石 /痛风石 tòngfēngshí
Português	tofo

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"tophus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tophus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tophus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tophus

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"tophus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tophus.

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@misc{tophus_2026,
  title = {tophus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tophus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}