gout

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gout / gout/ • n. 1. a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, esp. in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalkstones, and episodes of acute pain.2. poetic/lit. a drop or spot, esp. of blood, smoke, or flame: gouts of flame and phlegm.DERIVATIVES: gout·i·ness / -tēnis/ n.gout·y adj.

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