gout
noun/ɡaʊt/
/ɡaʊt/
[uncountable]- a disease that causes painful swelling (= the condition of being larger or rounder than normal) in the joints, especially of the toes, knees and fingersWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French goute, from medieval Latin gutta, literally ‘drop’ (because gout was believed to be caused by the dropping of diseased matter from the blood into the joints).
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