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Meanings of chalkstone in English

Spanish
tofo

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

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        Examples for "tophus"
        1
        US findings of interest were double contour sign, tophus, and snowstorm appearance.
        Pubmed
        2
        A biopsy of the subcutaneous nodule showed a typical appearance of tophus.
        Pubmed
        3
        This variability in signal intensity could be related to calcium within a tophus.
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        4
        Gout was defined by synovial fluid or tophus aspirate microscopy by certified examiners in all patients.
        Pubmed
        5
        All but one tophus showed homogeneous enhancement.
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        Usage of chalkstone in English
        1
        The grotto lay ahead, a square black mouth rimmed by chalkstone and half-hidden by a bracken.
        Wastelands
        2
        These nodular concretions are called tophi or chalkstones.
        The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition
        3
        Chalkstones deformed his fingers, dissected by leanness.
        The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
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        Translations for chalkstone
        Spanish
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        Chalkstone through the time