| toph | <chemical> Kind of sandstone. Origin: L. Tophus, tofus, tufa, or tuft. Cf. Tufa, Tofus, Tophus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tophaceous | Sandy; gritty; pertaining to or manifesting the features of a tophus. Origin: L. Tophaceus (05 Mar 2000) |
| tophaceous gout | Nodular masses of uric acid crystals (tophi) are deposited in different soft tissue areas of the body. Even though tophi are most commonly found as hard nodules around the fingers, at the tips of the elbows, and around the big toe, tophi nodules can appear anywhere in the body. They have been reported in unexpected areas such as in the ears, vocal cords, or around the spinal cord! tophaceous gout is always a result of chronic gout. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tophi | The plural of tophus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tophin | <chemical> Same as Toph. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tophus | <rheumatology> A chalky deposit of sodium urate occurring in gout, tophi form most often around joints in cartilage, bone, bursae and subcutaneous tissue and in the external ear, producing a chronic foreign body inflammatory response. Origin: L. = porous stone (18 Nov 1997) |