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Perichondrium


Perˊi-chon′dri-um

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
περί
around +
χόνδροσ
cartilage.]
(Anat.)
The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.

Definition 2024


perichondrium

perichondrium

English

Noun

perichondrium (plural perichondria)

  1. (anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone