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How do Doctors Define Gout?

There is the doctor and the dictionary definition. Which is which?

Gout also know as crystal-induced arthritis, is a disease resulting from a buildup of uric acid that causes a build up of crystals in the joints causing an arthritic condition. The offending crystaline buildup could be either from uric acid (called trophi) or calcium based deposits that cause pseudo gout sometimes misspelled as sudo gout.

Gout usually affects the large joint of the big toe and can affect other joints.

This is the dictionary definition of gout. There is doctors definition or the medical view of the nature and scope of the gout.

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    since gout is primarily caused by uric acid. i cut down my intake of nuts.

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