Hoboken valves

Ho·bo·ken valves

(hō'bō-kĕn), flangelike protrusions into the lumen of the umbilical arteries where they are twisted or kinked in their course through the umbilical cord.

Ho·bo·ken valves

(hō'bō-kĕn valvz) The flangelike protrusions into the lumen of the umbilical arteries where they are twisted or kinked in their course through the umbilical cord.

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.