HEBERDEN'S NODE


Meaning of HEBERDEN'S NODE in English

ˈhebə(r)d ə nz- noun

Usage: usually capitalized H

Etymology: after William Heberden died 1801 English physician

: any of the bony knots at joint margins (as at the terminal joints of the fingers) commonly associated with degenerative arthritis

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