- tōfus (-phus)
- tōfus (-phus) ī, m tufa, tuff, porous stone: scaber, V., O.
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tōfus (-phus)
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tofus — Tophus To phus, n.; pl. {Tophi}. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.] 1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
to|phus — «TOH fuhs», noun, plural phi « fy». 1. a small, hard, chalklike growth in the tissues and joints of the feet and hands, and around the teeth, and other structures, in severe cases of gout; chalkstone. 2. = tufa. (Cf. ↑tufa) ╂[< Latin tōphus,… … Useful english dictionary
Tophi — Tophus To phus, n.; pl. {Tophi}. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.] 1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tophus — To phus, n.; pl. {Tophi}. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.] 1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tophus — entzündliche Knotenbildung * * * Tophus [lateinisch »Tuffstein«] der, /...phi, Medizin: entzündlicher Knoten, v. a. als Symptom der Gicht. * * * To|phus, der; , Tophi [lat. tophus, tofus = Tuffstein] (Med.): Knoten … Universal-Lexikon
Tophus — To|phus der; , Tophi <aus lat. tofus, tophus »Tuff(stein)«> Knoten (meist entzündlicher Art; Med.); Tophus arthriticus [ ...kus]: Gichtknoten … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
tophus — to•phus [[t]ˈtoʊ fəs[/t]] n. pl. phi ( fī). pat a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., esp. in gout • Etymology: 1545–55; < L tōphus, tōfus tufa to•pha•ceous təˈfeɪ ʃəs adj … From formal English to slang
