Hoboken nodules

Ho·bo·ken nod·ules

gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves.

Synonym(s): Hoboken gemmules

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Ho·bo·ken nod·ules

(hō'bō-kĕn nod'yūlz)

Gross dilations on the outer surface of the umbilical arteries.
See also: Hoboken valves

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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.

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