Gout

Noun

 * 1)  An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
 * 2) a spurt or splotch (usually followed by the preposition of)
 * 3) * 1981, P.D. James, Children of Men, chapter 20, page 137:
 * "...small chunks of rubble and gouts of soot had fallen from the chimney, and were ground into the rug under his unwary feet."
 * 1) * 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion
 * "Another blow sent gouts of blood flying, along with gobbets of flesh."

Synonyms

 * gouty arthritis
 * urarthritis
 * crystalline arthritis

Related terms

 * gutter

Derived terms

 * gouty
 * goutiness
 * pseudogout

Thesaurus
PKU, acidosis, adenoiditis, adrenitis, alkalosis, appendicitis, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis pauperum, atrophic arthritis, atrophic inflammation, blennorrhagic arthritis, brain fever, bronchitis, bunion, bursitis, capillaritis, carditis, catarrh, catarrhal inflammation, cerebellitis, cerebral meningitis, cerebritis, cerebrospinal meningitis, chronic infectious arthritis, chronic inflammation, cirrhotic inflammation, climactic arthritis, clitoritis, colitis, collagen disease, conjunctivitis, cystitis, degenerative arthritis, diffuse inflammation, encephalitis, endocarditis, enteritis, equine encephalomyelitis, exudative inflammation, fibroid inflammation, focal inflammation, fructose intolerance, galactosemia, gastritis, gingivitis, glossitis, gonococcal arthritis, gonorrheal arthritis, gonorrheal rheumatism, gouty arthritis, hemophilic arthritis, hepatitis, hyperplastic inflammation, hypertrophic arthritis, hypertrophic inflammation, infectional arthritis, infectious hepatitis, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, ketosis, laryngitis, lumbago, lumbar rheumatism, mastoiditis, meningitis, menopausal arthritis, metastatic inflammation, metritis, milk leg, mucous colitis, mumps meningitis, myelitis, necrotic inflammation, nephritis, neuritis, obliterative inflammation, ophthalitis, ophthalmia, orchitis, osseous rheumatism, osteitis, osteoarthritis, osteomyelitis, otitis, ovaritis, paradental pyorrhea, penitis, pericarditis, periodontitis, peritonitis, pharyngitis, phlebitis, podagra, proliferative arthritis, prostatitis, pyonephritis, pyorrhea, pyorrhea alveolaris, reactive inflammation, rheumatism, rheumatiz, rheumatoid arthritis, rhinitis, sclerosing inflammation, seroplastic inflammation, serous inflammation, serum hepatitis, simple inflammation, sinusitis, spastic colon, specific inflammation, subacute rheumatism, suppurative arthritis, suppurative inflammation, syphilitic arthritis, tennis elbow, testitis, thrombophlebitis, tonsilitis, torticollis, toxic inflammation, traumatic inflammation, tuberculous arthritis, tuberculous rheumatism, ulcerative colitis, uratic arthritis, ureteritis, urethral arthritis, urethritis, uteritis, vaginitis, vertebral arthritis, visceral rheumatism, vulvitis, wryneck

Etymology
gote:, gute: < gutta:

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 痛風, 痛风
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Gicht
 * Greek: ποδάγρα
 * Hebrew: שגדון
 * Italian: ,


 * Japanese: 痛風
 * Korean: 통풍 (痛風)
 * Latin:
 * Portuguese: gota
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: kostobolja
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: