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perichondrium [per-i-kon-dree-uh m] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural per·i·chon·dri·a [per-i-kon-dree-uh] /ˌpɛr ɪˈkɒn dri ə/. Anatomy.
- the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
Origin of perichondrium 1735–45; New Latin Greek peri- peri- + chondríon, diminutive of chóndros cartilageRelated formsper·i·chon·dral, per·i·chon·dri·al, adjective Examples from the Web for perichondrium Historical Examples of perichondrium
This tissue has a fibrous character and becomes converted into the perichondrium and other parts.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour
Perichondrium, per-i-kon′dri-um, n. the fibrous investment of cartilage.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
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The free surface of the cartilage is invested by a fibrous membrane, the perichondrium.
Sidney H. Reynolds
In the earliest stage the future bone consists of hyaline cartilage surrounded by a vascular sheath, the perichondrium.
Sidney H. Reynolds
At the same time beneath the perichondrium osteoblasts are developed which also begin to give rise to spongy bone.
Sidney H. Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for perichondrium perichondrium noun plural -dria (-drɪə)
- the white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of cartilage
Derived Formsperichondrial, adjectiveWord Origin for perichondrium C18: New Latin, from peri- + Greek chondros cartilage perichondrium in Medicine perichondrium [pĕr′ĭ-kŏn′drē-əm] n. pl. per•i•chon•dri•a (-drē-ə)
- The dense irregular fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.
Related formsper′i•chon′dri•al (-drē-əl) adj.