gout
An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
Other meanings
A drop; a spurt or splotch.
A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "gutta" (drop).
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This definition is adapted from “gout” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.