Heberden's nodes - firm swellings of the end joints of fingers, often painless when fully formed - the hallmark of nodal osteoarthritis.
William Heberden (1710-1801), a London physician, called by Samuel Johnson ultimus Romanorum, " the last of our learned physicians," left a rich legacy of practical observations in the Commentaries published after his death.
Heberden 's nodes - firm swellings of the end joints of fingers, often painless when fully formed - the hallmark of nodal osteoarthritis.