ALL meanings of tophus
to·phus
T t - noun plural tophus a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit. 1
- noun tophus a deposit of sodium urate in the helix of the ear or surrounding a joint: a diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout 0
- noun tophus an abnormal mineral deposit, as of calcium carbonate, about the joints, on the roots of the teeth, etc., in a person who has the gout; chalkstone 0