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perichondrium Definition

peri·chon·drium (per′ə kän′drē əm)

noun pl. -·dria-ə

the membrane of white, fibrous connective tissue covering cartilage, except at the joints

Etymology: ModL < peri- + Gr chondros, cartilage, grain: see chondro-

perichondrium Related Forms
per′i·chon′·drial adjective or per′i·chon′·dral-drəl

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  1. ‹ pericarp
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  3. ‹ pericarditis
  4. ‹ periblem
  5. ‹ periapt
  6. ‹ periapsis
  7. ‹ perianth
  8. ‹ peri-
  9. ‹ peri
  10. ‹ perhaps
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