Heberden, William
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Heberden,
William, Sr., English physician, 1710-1801. Heberden anomaly
Heberden asthma
Heberden 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 arthriticum Heberden rheumatism
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