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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Roughly 20,000 fans showed up to watch seven comedians perform D&D, with a few rock show flourishes — like gouts of butane fire around the stage to simulate the wrath of the dragon Kalvaxis, the big villain of the night.
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Scott Greenstone, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
Joint fluid analysis: Your doctor may draw a small sample of synovial fluid from a swollen joint to help rule out conditions like gout or joint infections.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 2 Aug. 2025
She was accused of poisoning Mary with colchicine — a medicine used to treat gout.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 July 2025
Others contend he was poisoned by his viceroy Antipater, while more modern conjectures propose the weary conqueror had picked up typhoid fever or meningitis or was done in by his over-use of the medicine hellebore, then prescribed as a purgative as well as for gout and signs of insanity.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Scott Greenstone, NPR, 7 Aug. 2025
Joint fluid analysis: Your doctor may draw a small sample of synovial fluid from a swollen joint to help rule out conditions like gout or joint infections.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 2 Aug. 2025
She was accused of poisoning Mary with colchicine — a medicine used to treat gout.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 July 2025
Others contend he was poisoned by his viceroy Antipater, while more modern conjectures propose the weary conqueror had picked up typhoid fever or meningitis or was done in by his over-use of the medicine hellebore, then prescribed as a purgative as well as for gout and signs of insanity.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Gout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gout. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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gout
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: 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
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