Definition of Perichondrium

1. n. The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.

Definition of Perichondrium

1. Noun. (anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Perichondrium

1. [n -RIA]

Medical Definition of Perichondrium

1. The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Around + cartilage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perichondrium

perichaeth
perichaeths
perichaetia
perichaetial
perichaetium
perichaetous
perichareia
pericholangitis
perichondral
perichondral bone
perichondria
perichondrial
perichondrial cell
perichondritides
perichondritis
perichondrium (current term)
perichord
perichordal
perichoresis
perichoroid space
perichoroidal
perichoroidal space
perichrome
periciliary
periclase
periclases
periclasite
periclaustral lamina
periclinal
periclinia

Literary usage of Perichondrium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear Including a Sketch of Aural by Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1885)
"Shows Separation of perichondrium from the Cartilage (after Hun). According to the Berlin pathologist, the morbid process seems to be primarily a softening ..."

2. Bioplasm: An Introduction to the Study of Physiology & Medicine by Lionel Smith Beale (1872)
"Near the surface of the perichondrium the vessels and nerves are distributed. It is only when cartilage is very thick that vessels are found distributed in ..."

3. The Throat and Nose, and Their Diseases by Lennox Browne (1890)
"In both syphilitic and tuberculous inflammation of the larynx, and also in carcinoma, resulting ulcera- tion may extend to the perichondrium, and may lead ..."

4. A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear: Including a Sketch of Aural by Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1885)
"It was supposed that in the hyperaemia and general change in the system a hemorrhage occurred, which caused a separation of the perichondrium from the ..."

5. Diseases of the Nose and Throat: A Text-book for Students and Practitioners by Horace F. Ivins (1893)
"INFLAMMATION of the laryngeal perichondrium is not so rare a disease as might appear, judging from the number of cases reported. The process may be followed ..."

6. Elements of Physiology by Anthelme Richerand (1819)
"The capsular ligament is reflected over them, becomes very thin, and is lost in their perichondrium, according to Bonn, ..."

7. Atlas and abstract of the diseases of the larynx by Ludwig Grünwald, Charles Prevost Grayson (1898)
"CHRONIC INFLAMMATIONS OF THE perichondrium AND CARTILAGES present exactly the same phenomena as the acute forms which we have described, and to which we ..."

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