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It's typically triggered by high uric acid levels in the blood, resulting in painful uric crystal accumulation.25
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
Develops when uric crystals build up in your joints
Septic arthritis: Rare, but occurs due to a severe bacterial infection
Nerve Compression
Nerve compression is another less common cause of elbow pain.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 12 July 2024
Some diets, however, can raise uric levels to a point where your body struggles to pass uric out of the body.
—James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
One nutritionist wasn't surprised by the new findings, pointing out that the DASH diet is low in compounds called purines, which break down to form uric acid.
—Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
A study published in 2014 in Environmental Science & Technology, for example, found that when uric acid in human urine mixes with chlorine, a toxic compound called cyanogen chloride (CNCI) and trichloramine (NCl3) is formed, TIME reported.
—Melinda Carstensen, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2017
But researchers didn’t know exactly what became of the uric acid after it was stored, or precisely what Blattabacterium did.
—Brandon Keim, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2009
Moisturize your feet at least twice a day (look for products that contain lactic acid or uric acid to keep callouses at bay), and pop on a pair of cotton socks.
—Amy Capetta, Woman's Day, 12 June 2017
Gout, a joint disease that causes extreme pain and swelling, is caused by excess uric acid in the blood.
—Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
Develops when uric crystals build up in your joints
Septic arthritis: Rare, but occurs due to a severe bacterial infection
Nerve Compression
Nerve compression is another less common cause of elbow pain.
—Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 12 July 2024
Some diets, however, can raise uric levels to a point where your body struggles to pass uric out of the body.
—James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
One nutritionist wasn't surprised by the new findings, pointing out that the DASH diet is low in compounds called purines, which break down to form uric acid.
—Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
A study published in 2014 in Environmental Science & Technology, for example, found that when uric acid in human urine mixes with chlorine, a toxic compound called cyanogen chloride (CNCI) and trichloramine (NCl3) is formed, TIME reported.
—Melinda Carstensen, Fox News, 2 Mar. 2017
But researchers didn’t know exactly what became of the uric acid after it was stored, or precisely what Blattabacterium did.
—Brandon Keim, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2009
Moisturize your feet at least twice a day (look for products that contain lactic acid or uric acid to keep callouses at bay), and pop on a pair of cotton socks.
—Amy Capetta, Woman's Day, 12 June 2017
Gout, a joint disease that causes extreme pain and swelling, is caused by excess uric acid in the blood.
—Healthday, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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“Uric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uric. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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uric
adjective
: of, relating to, or found in urine
Medical Definition
uric
adjective
: of, relating to, or found in urine
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