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Definition of: tophus
(tō′fəs) noun plural ·phi (-fī)
1. Dent. Tartar of the teeth.
2. Pathol. A deposit of urates around and at the surface of joints in persons affected with gout.
3. Mineral. Any natural calcareous tufa. [<L, tufa]
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