Tophus

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A tophus (Latin: "stone", pl.: tophi) is a deposit of monosodium urate crystals in people with longstanding high levels of uric acid (urate) in the blood, a condition known as hyperuricemia. Tophi are pathognomonic for the disease gout.

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