chalkstone

[ chawk-stohn ]
/ ˈtʃɔkˌstoʊn /

noun Pathology.

a chalklike concretion in the tissues or small joints of a person with gout.

Origin of chalkstone

1350–1400; Middle English, for sense “limestone”; 1730–40 for current sense. See chalk, stone

OTHER WORDS FROM chalkstone

chalk·ston·y, adjective

Words nearby chalkstone

chalk up, chalkboard, chalkface, chalkpit, chalkrail, chalkstone, chalky, challah, challenge, challenge diet, challenged

British Dictionary definitions for chalkstone

chalkstone
/ (ˈtʃɔːkˌstəʊn) /

noun

pathol another name for tophus