Etymology

pseudogout

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Today it means: A medical condition with symptoms resembling gout but caused by precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints instead of monosodium urate crystals. Full definition →

English gout ← French goût ← Middle English pseudo-
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Frenchgoût
  6. Englishgout
  7. English todaypseudogout

From pseudo- + gout.

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