PERICHONDRIUM


Meaning of PERICHONDRIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drē-əm ]

noun

( plural peri·chon·dria -drē-ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from peri- + Greek chondros grain, cartilage

Date: 1741

: the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints

• peri·chon·dral -drəl adjective

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