English Explanatory Dictionary

perichondrium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone

Word forms

perichondrium perichondria

Etymology

peri- + chondro- + -ium

Derived words

perichondrial
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