About The Word Chalkstone
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Chalkstone
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What's The Definition Of Chalkstone?
[n] a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chalkstone: tophus Related Terms | Find terms related to Chalkstone: See Also | urate Chalkstone In Webster's Dictionary \Chalk"stone`\, n.
1. A mass of chalk.
As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder. --Isa. xxvii.
9.
2. (Med.) A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate
of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the
external ear, and in other situations, in those affected
with gout; a tophus.
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