GOUTY ARTHRITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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:

gout; gouty arthritis; urarthritis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("gouty arthritis" is a kind of...):

arthritis (inflammation of a joint or joints)

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