Tophus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout

an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɑːfəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɒfəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɒfəs/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɑːfəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chalkstone calculus tartar

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

tofo

un depósito de uratos alrededor de una articulación o en el oído externo; diagnóstico de gota avanzada o crónica

🇮🇹Italian

tofo

un deposito di urati attorno ad un'articolazione o nell'orecchio esterno; diagnostico della gotta avanzata o cronica

🇵🇹Portuguese

tofo

depósito de uratos ao redor de uma articulação ou no ouvido externo; diagnóstico de gota avançada ou crônica

🇷🇺Russian

тофус

отложение уратов вокруг сустава или в наружном ухе; диагностика запущенной или хронической подагры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टोफस

जोड़ के आसपास या बाहरी कान में यूरेट्स का जमा होना; उन्नत या जीर्ण गठिया का निदान

🇧🇩Bengali

টফাস

জয়েন্টের চারপাশে বা বাহ্যিক কানের মধ্যে ইউরেটের জমা; উন্নত বা দীর্ঘস্থায়ী গাউটের ডায়াগনস্টিক

🇮🇳Tamil

டோபஸ்

மூட்டு சுற்றி அல்லது வெளிப்புற காதில் யூரேட்டுகளின் வைப்பு; மேம்பட்ட அல்லது நாள்பட்ட கீல்வாதத்தைக் கண்டறிதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

టోఫస్

ఉమ్మడి చుట్టూ లేదా బాహ్య చెవిలో యురేట్ల డిపాజిట్; అధునాతన లేదా దీర్ఘకాలిక గౌట్ యొక్క రోగనిర్ధారణ

🇮🇳Marathi

टोफस

सांध्याभोवती किंवा बाह्य कानात urates जमा; प्रगत किंवा क्रॉनिक गाउटचे निदान

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટોપસ

સંયુક્તની આસપાસ અથવા બાહ્ય કાનમાં યુરેટ્સની થાપણ; અદ્યતન અથવા ક્રોનિક ગાઉટનું નિદાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟೋಫಸ್

ಜಂಟಿ ಸುತ್ತ ಅಥವಾ ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಕಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯುರೇಟ್ಗಳ ಠೇವಣಿ; ಮುಂದುವರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ದೀರ್ಘಕಾಲದ ಗೌಟ್ನ ರೋಗನಿರ್ಣಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടോഫസ്

ഒരു സംയുക്തത്തിന് ചുറ്റുമുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബാഹ്യ ചെവിയിൽ യൂറേറ്റുകളുടെ നിക്ഷേപം; വിപുലമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിട്ടുമാറാത്ത സന്ധിവാതത്തിൻ്റെ രോഗനിർണയം

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹوفس

جوڑوں کے ارد گرد یا بیرونی کان میں urates کا جمع ہونا؛ جدید یا دائمی گاؤٹ کی تشخیص

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痛风石

关节周围或外耳内沉积尿酸盐；晚期或慢性痛风的诊断

🇯🇵Japanese

トファス

関節周囲または外耳内の尿酸塩の沈着。進行性または慢性痛風の診断

🇰🇷Korean

토퍼스

관절 주변이나 외이에 요산염이 축적된 것입니다. 진행성 또는 만성 통풍의 진단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạt đậu

lắng đọng nước tiểu quanh khớp hoặc ở tai ngoài; chẩn đoán bệnh gút tiến triển hoặc mãn tính

🇹🇭Thai

โทฟัส

การสะสมของเกลือยูเรตรอบข้อต่อหรือในหูชั้นนอก การวินิจฉัยโรคเกาต์ขั้นสูงหรือเรื้อรัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tofus

timbunan urat di sekitar sendi atau di telinga luar; diagnostik asam urat stadium lanjut atau kronis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توفة

ترسب اليورات حول المفصل أو في الأذن الخارجية. تشخيص النقرس المتقدم أو المزمن

🇮🇷Persian

توپفوس

رسوب اورات در اطراف مفصل یا در گوش خارجی. تشخیص نقرس پیشرفته یا مزمن

🇹🇷Turkish

tofos

eklem çevresinde veya dış kulakta ürat birikmesi; ileri veya kronik gut tanısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

טופוס

משקע של urates סביב מפרק או באוזן החיצונית; אבחון של גאוט מתקדם או כרוני

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The primary meaning of 'tophus' is 'a deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout'.

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