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Noun: gout  gawt
  1. 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
    - gouty arthritis, urarthritis

Derived forms: gouts

Type of: arthritis

Encyclopedia: Gout