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Chalkstone

Chalk′stoneˊ

,
Noun.
1.
A mass of chalk.
As
chalkstones
. . . beaten in sunder.
Isa. xxvii. 9.
2.
(Med.)
A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the external ear, and in other situations, in those affected with gout; a tophus.

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chalkstone

chalkstone

English

Noun

chalkstone (plural chalkstones)

  1. A mass of chalk.
    As chalkstones [] beaten in sunder. Isa. xxvii.
  2. (medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.