gout

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin gutta "drop"

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -aʊt

[edit] Noun

gout (plural gouts)

1. (pathology, not countable) 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)
   • 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."

   • 2002, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer, The Shadow of the Lion [1]

   "Another blow sent gouts of blood flying, along with gobbets of flesh."

[edit] Synonyms

• gouty arthritis
• urarthritis
• crystalline arthritis

[edit] Derived terms

• gouty
• goutiness
• pseudogout

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

gout m. (plural gouts)

1. Alternative spelling of goût.

[edit] Usage notes

This spelling was a product of the 1990 French spelling reforms.