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tofo

A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout.

tofo
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The grotto lay ahead, a square black mouth rimmed by chalkstone and half-hidden by a bracken.
Wastelands
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These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.
The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
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Chalkstones deformed his fingers, dissected by leanness.
The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History