Bohn nodules

Bohn nod·ules

(bon), tiny multiple cysts in newborns. They are found at the junction of the hard and soft palates and along buccal and lingual parts of the dental ridges and are derived from epithelial remnants of mucous gland tissue.

Bohn,

Heinrich, German physician, 1832-1888. Bohn nodules - tiny multiple cysts in newborns.

Bohn nod·ules

(bon nodyūlz) Tiny multiple cysts in newborns found at junction of the hard and soft palates and along buccal and lingual parts of the dental ridges.