Heberden nodes


Heb·er·den nodes

(hē'bĕr-dĕn), exostoses about the size of a pea or smaller, found on the terminal phalanges of the fingers in osteoarthritis, which are enlargements of the tubercles at the articular extremities of the distal phalanges. Synonym(s): tuberculum arthriticum (1)

Heberden nodes

Calcified nodules at the base of the terminal phalanges in osteoarthritis.
Named after William Heberden (1710–1801), an English physician.

Heb·er·den nodes

(hē'bĕr-dĕn nōdz) Exostoses no larger than a pea found on the terminal phalanges of the fingers in osteoarthritis, which are enlargements of the tubercles at the articular extremities of the distal phalanges.
Synonym(s): tuberculum arthriticum (1) .

Heberden,

William, Sr., English physician, 1710-1801. Heberden angina - severe constricting pain in the chest. Synonym(s): angina pectoris; Rougnon-Heberden diseaseHeberden anomalyHeberden asthmaHeberden disease - small-joint rheumatism, with distal interphalangeal joint nodules and angina.Heberden nodes - small exostoses found on the terminal phalanges of the fingers in osteoarthritis. Synonym(s): Heberden nodosities; Rosenbach disease (1); tuberculum arthriticumHeberden nodosities - Synonym(s): Heberden nodesHeberden rheumatismRougnon-Heberden disease - Synonym(s): Heberden angina