Perichondrium

Perichondrium
A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all cartilage, except the cartilage in joints which is covered by a synovial membrane. Peri- is a prefix borrowed from the Greek meaning "around or about" and "-chondrium" also comes from a Greek word "chondros" meaning "cartilage or gristle."
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The dense irregular connective tissue membrane around cartilage. [peri- + G. chondros, cartilage]

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peri·chon·dri·um .per-ə-'kän-drē-əm n, pl -dria -drē-ə the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints

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n.
the dense layer of fibrous connective tissue that covers the surface of cartilage.

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peri·chon·dri·um (per″ĭ-konґdre-əm) [peri- + Gr. chondros cartilage] [TA] the layer of dense fibrous connective tissue investing all cartilage except the articular cartilage of synovial joints. perichondrial adj

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