gout

gout
[gaʊt]
noun

[mass noun]a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalk-stones, and episodes of acute pain
痛风
(poetic／literary)a drop or spot, especially of blood, smoke, or flame
(诗／文)（尤指血液、烟雾或火焰的）一滴;一点
gouts of flame and phlegm.
团团的火焰和粘液。

派生
goutiness
noun
gouty
( goutier, goutiest)
adjective(goutier, goutiest)
语源

Middle English: from Old French goute, from medieval Latin gutta, literally 'drop' (because gout was believed to be caused by the dropping of diseased matter from the blood into the joints)

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