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Webster 1913 Edition
Perichondrium
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Perˊi-chon′dri-um
,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)
- (anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone