tuberculum arthriticum


tu·ber·cu·lum ar·thri·ti·cum

1. Synonym(s): Heberden nodes2. any gouty concretion in or around a joint.

tuberculum arthriticum

An obsolete term for:
(1) Heberden's nodes, see there;
(2) Any periarticular induration or concretion—e.g., gouty tophus.

tu·ber·cu·lum ar·thri·ti·cum

(tū-bĕr'kyū-lŭm ahr-thrit'i-kŭm) 1. Synonym(s): Heberden nodes. 2. Any gouty concretion in or around a joint.

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