Perichondrium Definition

pĕrĭ-kŏndrē-əm
perichondria
noun
The membrane of white, fibrous connective tissue covering cartilage, except at the joints.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Perichondrium

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Singular:
perichondrium
Plural:
perichondria

Origin of Perichondrium

  • New Latin peri– Greek khondros cartilage chondro–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • peri- +"Ž chondrium

    From Wiktionary

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