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• gout — /gowt/, n. 1. an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and esp. in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood. 2. a mass or splash, as of blood; spurt.… …   Universalium

• gout — [[t]gaʊt[/t]] n. 1) pat a painful inflammation, esp. of the big toe, characterized by an excess of uric acid in the blood that leads to crystalline deposits in the small joints 2) a mass or splash, as of blood; spurt • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME… …   From formal English to slang

• gout´i|ness — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis …   Useful english dictionary

• gout´i|ly — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis …   Useful english dictionary

• gout|y — gout|y1 «GOW tee», adjective, gout|i|er, gout|i|est. 1. diseased or swollen with gout. 2. of gout; caused by gout: »gouty arthritis …   Useful english dictionary

• gout — [gout] n. [ME goute < OFr, gout, lit., a drop < L gutta, a drop: orig. attributed to a discharge of drops of humors] 1. a hereditary form of recurrent, acute arthritis with swelling and severe pain, resulting from a disturbance of uric acid …   English World dictionary

• gout — ► NOUN 1) a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet. 2) literary a drop or spot. DERIVATIVES gouty adjective. ORIGIN Latin gutta drop (because gout was believed to be caused …   English terms dictionary

• Gout — Podagra redirects here. For the moth genus, see Podagra (moth). Gout Classification and external resources Gout, a 1799 caricature by James Gillray …   Wikipedia

• gout — [gaʊt] noun 1》 a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet. 2》 literary a drop or spot. Derivatives goutiness noun gouty adjective Origin ME: from OFr. goute, from med. L.… …   English new terms dictionary

• gout — /gaʊt / (say gowt) noun 1. a constitutional disease characterised by painful inflammation of the joints (chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the big toe), and by excess of uric acid in the blood. 2. Obsolete a drop, splash, or… …  

• gout — gaÊŠt n. disease characterized by the inflammation of the joints (mainly of the feet and hands) …   English contemporary dictionary