1
: a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
2
: a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth
gouty adjective

Examples of gout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That means no company ever submitted a clinical trial to the FDA to get the drug approved for the treatment of gout. Peter Ubel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Investigators alleged that Connor Bowman had intentionally poisoned his wife with colchicine, a medicine used to treat gout, after days of researching the drug. Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024 Connor Bowman is accused of using colchicine, a drug used to treat gout, to poison her last August. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2024 The person told police Bowman was researching colchicine, a drug used to treat gout, according to the complaint. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024 The following medications lower the absorption of vitamin B12: Metformin (used for diabetes), colchicine (used to prevent/treat gout), and aminosalicylic acid (used for tuberculosis). Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024 Blood and urine samples from Betty Bowman showed colchicine present in her body, and her records do not show that she had been diagnosed with gout or prescribed colchicine by doctors. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024 Most of the harmful ingredient associations were for the alcohol content, which various studies have shown to increase risk of liver cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, gout, and atrial fibrillation. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2023 Other types of arthritis include gout, where crystals form in the joints due to a build-up of uric acid, and psoriatic arthritis, caused by psoriasis, and lupus, another autoimmune disease. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English goute, from Anglo-French gute drop, gout, from Latin gutta drop

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gout was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Gout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gout. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gout

noun
: a disease marked by a painful inflammation and swelling of the joints and by the deposit of salts of uric acid in and around the joints
gouty adjective

Medical Definition

gout

noun
: a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood

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