chalkstone

[ chawk-stohn ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.

chalkstone

/ ˈtʃɔːkˌstəʊn /

noun

1. pathol another name for tophus

Other Words From

• chalkstony adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chalkstone¹

1350–1400; Middle English, for sense “limestone”; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone