tophus

A medical term for a deposit of urate crystals that forms around joints or in the external ear, characteristic of advanced or chronic gout; also refers to an incrustation that can form on teeth and gums.

• 🇩🇪Medizinischer Begriff für eine Ablagerung von Harnsäurekristallen, die sich um Gelenke oder in der Ohrmuschel bildet und für eine fortgeschrittene oder chronische Gicht typisch ist; bezeichnet auch Ablagerungen, die sich an Zähnen und Zahnfleisch bilden können.

1. Gout deposit C2 formal medical

   A deposit of urate crystals that forms around a joint or in the external ear, characteristic of advanced or chronic gout.

   • The patient developed a tophus on his elbow after years of untreated gout.
   • Doctors identified a tophus in the cartilage of the ear.
   • Chronic gout can lead to the formation of a tophus in various joints.

   🇩🇪Tophus

   Synonyme: chalkstone

2. Dental calculus C2 formal medical

   A hard, mineralized deposit that forms on the teeth and gums, also known as dental calculus or tartar.

   • The dentist removed a tophus from the patient's lower incisors.
   • Poor oral hygiene can lead to the buildup of tophus on the teeth.
   • Regular brushing helps prevent the formation of tophus on the gums.

   🇩🇪Zahnstein

   Synonyme: calculustartar

• tophi plural form
• tophi's possessive plural form
• tophus's possessive singular form