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gout
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[ noun ] (medicine) a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
Synonyms Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Mrs._Hewlitt led the birthcontrol league , Mrs._Ryerson was arthritis , and way in the distance could be seen the slate_roof of Ethel_Littleton 's house , a roof that signified gout . Related terms |
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