Associations to the word «Chalkstone»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CHALKSTONE, noun. A mass of chalk.
CHALKSTONE, noun. (medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.

Dictionary definition

CHALKSTONE, noun. A deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout.

Wise words

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