uric acid

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Definition of uric acid

: a white odorless and tasteless nearly insoluble acid C₅H₄N₄O₃ that is the chief nitrogenous waste present in the urine especially of birds, reptiles, and insects, is present in small quantity in human urine, and occurs pathologically in renal calculi and the tophi of gout

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Recent Examples on the Web My uric acid levels along with all other vitals were in the normal range. — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 6 May 2022 Gout is caused by deposits of uric acid crystals in various tissues of the body. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Dec. 2021 Mammals excrete their nitrogenous waste as urea in pee, but birds excrete it as uric acid in a sticky white paste. — David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by buildup of uric acid, which can erode bones. — Katie Hunt, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021 This possible connection was first formally studied in 1950 when, after eating a can of tart or yellow cherries a day, 12 arthritis and gout sufferers displayed lower blood levels of uric acid. — Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2021 Around Christmas, my doctor ran a blood test that showed my uric acid was high. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2021 The uric acid cured the oil into what looked like linoleum. — Craig Taylor, Curbed, 23 Mar. 2021 One chemical, conazolium A, looks like a pheromone that makes female worms swim in tight, tail-chasing circles before spewing their eggs; another is reminiscent of uric acid, which prompts males to eject gobs of sperm. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2021 See More

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uric acid

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Medical Definition of uric acid

: a white odorless nearly insoluble weak acid C₅H₄N₄O₃ that is present in small quantity in mammalian urine as an end product of purine metabolism, is present abundantly in the form of urates in the excreta of most lower vertebrates and invertebrates as the chief nitrogenous waste, and occurs pathologically in renal calculi and the tophi of gout