Noun: tophus (tophi) tow-fus
- A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
"The patient's fingers showed visible tophi, indicating long-term gout";
- chalkstone
- An incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
"A tophus had formed on the patient's tooth";
- tartar, calculus
Derived forms: tophi
Type of: crust, encrustation, incrustation, urate
Encyclopedia: Tophus