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1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Tofus \To"fus\, n. [L., tufa.]
      1. Tophus.
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      2. (Min.) Tufa. See under Tufa, and Toph.
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2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                   
   
   
                   
                     
   Tophus \To"phus\, n.; pl. Tophi. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral
      concretion in the joint. See Toph.] [Written also tofus.]
      1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints,
         and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty
         persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when
         occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of
         phosphate of calcium.
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      2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.
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