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Tophus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of phosphate of calcium.
(2):
(n.) Calcareous tufa.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tophus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/tophus.html. 1828.