(boo-shar′, -shard) Bony enlargements or nodules, located at the proximal interphalangeal joints, that result from osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease.
Bouchard,
Charles Jacques, French physician, 1837-1915. Bouchard disease - myopathic dilation of the stomach.Bouchard nodes - interphalangeal joint nodes, related to osteoarthritis or gout.