gout

noun \ ˈgau̇t \

|Updated on: 6 Aug 2018

Definition of gout

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

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gouty

play \ˈgau̇-tē\ adjective

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Recent Examples of gout from the Web

Marie Antoinette, at first bewildered by the rules and conventions of the French court, soon becomes its master, leading fashion, gossip and bon gout — while still claiming to care about none of it.

— refinery29.com, "Why Marie Antoinette Is Really Mean Girls, Versailles Edition," 10 July 2018
Given Ironwood’s plans to split into two companies, analysts said, a possible outcome could be the sale of the part that makes Linzess and Duzallo, a medicine for gout, to a pharmaceutical giant.

— jonathan saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "With activist investor’s blessing, Ironwood moves forward," 31 May 2018
One will focus on treatments for gastrointestinal diseases and gout, which have been the mainstay of the 20-year-old Ironwood.

— BostonGlobe.com, "The week in business," 2 June 2018
But gout, the English disease, is nothing to joke about.

— john kass, chicagotribune.com, "My wife loves the royal wedding, and there’s nothing I can do," 16 May 2018
By 1792 he was hobbled with gout, recurring malaria and a lead ball in his leg from the Yorktown campaign.

— kathleen duval, WSJ, "‘Unlikely General’ Review: He Opened the Way West," 15 May 2018
Apparently, Blankenship thinks the best way to win the Republican primary is to attack McConnell, who apparently is about as popular as gout in other states.

— joseph gerth, The Courier-Journal, "Disgusting, racist attack on McConnell is a new low for coal Republican," 4 May 2018
One of the businesses will focus on treatments for gastrointestinal diseases, gout, and other conditions.

— jonathan saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Cambridge pharma business to split into two companies," 1 May 2018
A century later, the male issue of the day, now the 2nd Earl of Dunraven, was in bed with gout and looking for a distraction.

— jo rodgers, Vogue, "Old World Meets New at Adare Manor, Ireland’s Just-Renovated Castle Hotel," 4 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of gout

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

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First Known Use: 13th century

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GOUT Defined for English Language Learners

gout

noun

Definition of gout for English Language Learners

: a disease that causes painful swelling of the joints especially in the toes

Medical Dictionary

gout

noun \ ˈgau̇t \

medical Definition of gout

: 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