pseudogout

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noun

A medical condition with symptoms resembling gout but caused by precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints instead of monosodium urate crystals.

OriginEnglish gout ← French goût ← Middle English pseudo- →
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Meanings

nounpseudogout (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA medical condition with symptoms resembling gout but caused by precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints instead of monosodium urate crystals.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Frenchgoût
  6. Englishgout
  7. Englishpseudogout

From pseudo- + gout.

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Translations

Hungarian álköszvény, pszeudoköszvény
  • álköszvénymedical condition
  • pszeudoköszvénymedical condition
Italian pseudogotta
  • pseudogottamedical condition
Portuguese pseudogota
  • pseudogotamedical condition
Spanish pseudogota
  • pseudogotamedical condition
Cite this entry
APA

pseudogout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogout

MLA

“pseudogout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudogout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudogout.

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