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perichondrium
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌper.iˈkɒn.dri.əm/ us /ˌper.ɪˈkɑːn.dri.əm/pluralperichondriauk /ˌper.iˈkɒn.dri.ə/
a thin layer of tissue that covers cartilage(= body tissue that is very strong but not as hard as bone), except in joints:
It is an infection of the perichondrium and the cartilage.
Perichondria are present in elastic and most hyaline cartilages, but absent in fibrocartilage.
Cartilages are surrounded by a dense connective tissue membrane, called the perichondrium.
The periosteum of the rib is continuous with the perichondrium of the cartilage.
Blood collects in the space between the auricular cartilage and perichondrium.
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