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Word: Gout
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French goute, from medieval Latin gutta, literally ‘drop’ (because gout was believed to be caused by the dropping of diseased matter from the blood into the joints)
ɡaʊt
a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalk-stones, and episodes of acute pain.
Short Definition:disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis
a drop or spot of something
Short Definition:drop or spot of something
Examples:- gouts of blood erupted from the wound
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