perichondral

[per-i-kon-dree-uhm]

noun, plural per·i·chon·dri·a

[-dree-uh] . Anatomy.

the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.

Origin:
1735–45; < Neo-Latin < Greek peri- peri- + chondríon, diminutive of chóndros cartilage

Related forms

per·i·chon·dral, per·i·chon·dri·al, adjective

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