gout: [13] Latin gutta meant literally ‘drop’ (the spelling of gutta in English gutta percha [19] shows its influence, although in fact the term originated in Malay getah percha ‘gum tree’). It was applied metaphorically to various diseases ascribed to the precipitation of fluids from one part of the body to another, among them pain in the joints which was supposed to be caused by poisonous material deposited from the blood (not far wide of the mark, for the condition now known as gout is due to the accumulation of uricacid products in the joints). English acquired the word via Old French goute. => gutter
gout (n.)
joint disease, c. 1200, from Old French gote "a drop, bead; the gout, rheumatism" (10c., Modern French goutte), from Latin gutta "a drop," in Medieval Latin "gout," a word of unknown origin. The disease was thought to be caused by drops of viscous humors seeping from the blood into the joints, which turns out to be close to the modern scientific explanation.
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1. My gout troubles me so much these days.
这些天,我的痛风病闹得很厉害.
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2. If you already have gout, these foods can trigger an acute attack.
如已患痛风, 则这些食物可诱发痛风急性发作.
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3. This drug gives rapid relief to sufferers from gout.
这药封痛风患者的止痛效果神速.
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4. A woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped.
女人直到月经停止后才会出现痛风.
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5. Functions : cure gout , releasing uric acid and fat, improve the body immunity.
