# tophus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

## Etymology
From Latin tophus (“stone”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tophus