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Tophus

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A tophus (Latin: "stone", plural tophi) is a deposit of uric acid crystals, in the form of monosodium urate crystals, in people with longstanding hyperuricemia (high levels of uric acid in the blood). [1]

19 relations: Allopurinol, Arthritis, Arthroscopy, Bone, Cartilage, Chondrocalcinosis, Crystal, Cutaneous condition, Febuxostat, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Joint, Knee, Micrograph, Pathognomonicity, Probenecid, Skin, Uric acid, Waste.

Allopurinol

Allopurinol, sold under the brand name Zyloprim among others, is a medication used to decrease high blood uric acid levels.

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Arthritis

Arthritis is a term often used to mean any disorder that affects joints.

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Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision.

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Bone

A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.

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Cartilage

Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, a rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components.

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Chondrocalcinosis

Chondrocalcinosis is calcification in hyaline and/or fibrocartilage.

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Crystal

A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.

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Cutaneous condition

A cutaneous condition is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.

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Febuxostat

Febuxostat, sold under the brand names Uloric among others, is a medication used in the treatment of chronic gout and hyperuricemia.

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Gout

Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by recurrent attacks of a red, tender, hot, and swollen joint.

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Hyperuricemia

Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood.

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Joint

A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.

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Knee

The knee joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint).

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Micrograph

A micrograph or photomicrograph is a photograph or digital image taken through a microscope or similar device to show a magnified image of an item.

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Pathognomonicity

Pathognomonic (rarely spelled pathognomic and sometimes misspelled as pathomnemonic) is a term, often used in medicine, that means characteristic for a particular disease.

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Probenecid

Probenecid, also sold under the brandname Probalan, is a medication that increases uric acid excretion in the urine.

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Skin

Skin is the soft outer tissue covering vertebrates.

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Uric acid

Uric acid is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3.

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Waste

Waste (or wastes) are unwanted or unusable materials.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tophus

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