Meanings
plural chalkstones
- medicineA chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
[T]he thoughts of his breeding Gout so fast shocks me: it has beside all the rest made a Deposit in the Great Toe—I mean in the Joint, as if intending a Chalkstone.
1794 January 23, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna deposit of urates around a joint or in the external ear; diagnostic of advanced or chronic gout
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishċealcstān
- Englishchalkstone
From Old English ċealcstān, equivalent to chalk + stone.
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chalkstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalkstone
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