Main Entry: gout

Pronunciation: \ˈgau̇t\

Function: noun

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

Date: 13th century

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 \-ē\ adjective