gout

/gaut/

Thân thiện

A person sits with their foot elevated due to a painful case of gout.

Definition

Noun: 1. A medical condition: A form of inflammatory arthritis characterized by sudden, severe attacks of pain, redness, tenderness, and swelling in joints, most commonly at the base of the big toe. It is caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood, which can form needle-like crystals in a joint and surrounding tissue. 2. A drop or splash (archaic): An old-fashioned term for a drop, especially of liquid, or a splash or stain.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Medical):
  • Eating too much red meat can trigger an attack of gout.
  • The patient was diagnosed with gout after experiencing intense pain in his big toe.
  • Medication can help manage the symptoms of gout.
• Noun (Archaic):
  • "A gout of blood fell upon the floor." (Literary/archaic usage)

Advanced Usage

• "Gouty" (Adjective): Describing something related to or affected by gout.
  • He suffered from gouty arthritis for years.
  • The gouty joint was swollen and painful.

Variants and Related Words

• Gouty (adj.): Pertaining to or suffering from gout.
• Podagra (n.): A specific medical term for gout that affects the foot, particularly the big toe.

Synonyms

• (For the medical condition): Gouty arthritis, metabolic arthritis, podagra (when affecting the foot).
• (For the archaic meaning): Drop, bead, splash, spot, stain.

Related Phrases

• Gout attack / flare-up: A sudden onset of gout symptoms.
  • He is recovering from a severe gout attack.
• Gout diet: A dietary plan aimed at reducing foods high in purines to help manage uric acid levels.
  • His doctor recommended following a strict gout diet.

Notes on Meaning

The primary and overwhelmingly common modern use of "gout" is for the medical condition. The archaic meaning of "a drop" is rarely encountered outside of historical or literary texts. In contemporary English, if you hear the word "gout," it almost certainly refers to the disease.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gouty arthritis
• urarthritis