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GOUTY ARTHRITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
gout; gouty arthritis; urarthritis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("gouty arthritis" is a kind of...):
arthritis (inflammation of a joint or joints)