gout
noun /ɡaʊt/
/ɡaʊt/
[uncountable]- a disease that causes painful swelling (= the condition of being larger or rounder than normal) in the joints, especially of the toes, knees and fingers
痛风 词源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).