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What does tophaceous mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tophaceous? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. gritty; sandy; rough; stony
  2. Relating to tophus.
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Chronic gout is often associated with the development of tophaceous deposits within cartilage, synovial membranes, bursae, and tendons.
Tophaceous gout of the spine can occasionally be the disease's primary presentation.
In this article, we report a 30-year-old female case of tophaceous gout with atypical localization presenting without hyperuricemia or an acute inflammatory gout attack.
Tophaceous Gout with Atypical Localization without Hyperuricemia or an Inflammatory Gout Attack.
The diagnosed prevalent cases are then further segmented by the number of cases of gout flares and tophaceous gout.
Since this patient had a history of severe tophaceous gout, his primary physician administered a shot of Depo-Medrol to relieve some of the pain caused by the gout flare.

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