PERICHONDRIUM Meaning of PERICHONDRIUM in English [ ˌpɛrɪ'kɒndrɪəm ]■ noun Anatomy the connective tissue that envelops cartilage where it is not at a joint.OriginC18: mod. L., from peri- + Gk khondros 'cartilage'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004