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pseudogout
Pronunciation (sū′dō-gowt)
- Acute episodic synovitis caused by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals rather than urate crystals as in true gout; associated with articular chondrocalcinosis; the genetics is unclear.
Syn: calcium gout
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