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gout

gout [ gowt ] (plural gouts)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. disease causing swollen joints: a metabolic disorder mainly affecting men in which excess uric acid is produced and deposited in the joints, causing painful swelling, especially in the toes and feet

2. blob: a large blob or clot of something, usually of blood

[13th century. Via French< Latin gutta "drop of liquid"; from the belief that gout was caused by drops of a morbid fluid in the blood]
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