In his journal, the 18th-century surgeon wrote of podagric swellings that often disabled his patients.

The old village healer knelt by the bed to comfort the podagric, whose swollen joints throbbed through the night.

The old physician had treated many podagrics in his long career, offering advice on diet and joint care.

She woke in the night from a podagrical twinge in her big toe.

After a weekend of rich food and wine, he experienced a sudden podagral attack that left him unable to walk.

She treated her podagrous joints with warm compresses to ease the pain.