Hoboken nodules

Ho·bo·ken nod·ules

gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves. Synonym(s): Hoboken gemmules

Ho·bo·ken nod·ules

(hō'bō-kĕn nod'yūlz) Gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves

Hoboken,

Nicholas van, Dutch anatomist and physician, 1632-1678. Hoboken gemmules - Synonym(s): Hoboken nodulesHoboken nodules - gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries. Synonym(s): Hoboken gemmulesHoboken valves - the flangelike protrusions into the lumen of the umbilical arteries where they are twisted or kinked in their course through the umbilical cord.