Hoboken nodules
Ho·bo·ken nod·ules
gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves.
See also: Hoboken valves.
Synonym(s): Hoboken gemmules
Ho·bo·ken nod·ules
(hō'bō-kĕn nod'yūlz)Gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves
See also: Hoboken valves
Hoboken,
Nicholas van, Dutch anatomist and physician, 1632-1678.Hoboken gemmules - Synonym(s): Hoboken nodules
Hoboken nodules - gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries. Synonym(s): Hoboken gemmules
Hoboken valves - the flangelike protrusions into the lumen of the umbilical arteries where they are twisted or kinked in their course through the umbilical cord.