— perichondral, perichondrial , adj.
/per'i kon"dree euhm/ , n. , pl. perichondria /-dree euh/ . Anat.
the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
[ 1735-45; peri- PERI- + chondríon, dim. of chóndros cartilage ]