Gouty

Gouty
Gouty Gout"y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster]

2. Pertaining to the gout. ``Gouty matter.'' --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]

3. Swollen, as if from gout. --Derham. [1913 Webster]

4. Boggy; as, gouty land. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

{Gouty bronchitis}, bronchitis arising as a secondary disease during the progress of gout.

{Gouty concretions}, calculi (urate of sodium) formed in the joints, kidneys, etc., of sufferers from gout.

{Gouty kidney}, an affection occurring during the progress of gout, the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of urate of sodium. [1913 Webster]


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  • Gouty bronchitis — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gouty concretions — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gouty kidney — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Gouty arthritis — An attack that is usually extremely painful of joint inflammation due to deposits of uric acid crystals in the joint fluid (synovial fluid) and joint lining (synovial lining). Intense joint inflammation occurs as white blood cells engulf the uric …   Medical dictionary

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