perichondrium

[per-i-kon-dree-uhm]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

perichondria 

1. the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.

perichondrium

/ ˌpɛrɪˈkɒndrɪəm /

noun

1. the white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of cartilage

Other Word Forms

• perichondral adjective
• perichondrial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perichondrium¹

1735–45; < New Latin < Greek peri- peri- + chondríon, diminutive of chóndros cartilage

Word History and Origins

Origin of perichondrium¹

C18: New Latin, from _peri- + Greek chondros cartilage

Example Sentences

On the one hand, there may exist an ossification resulting from the extension of a growth of bone from the perichondrium into the cartilage.

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Perichondrium, per-i-kon′dri-um, n. the fibrous investment of cartilage.

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As the result of a blow, an extravasation of blood takes place beneath the perichondrium on each side of the septum, and a bilateral, symmetrical swelling, smooth in outline and covered with mucous membrane, is visible immediately within the anterior nares.

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When the perichondrium becomes invaded, necrosis of cartilage is liable to occur.

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The term hæmatoma auris is applied to a sub-perichondrial effusion of blood, which may occur either as the result of injury to the auricle, for example in football players, or as a result of trophic changes in the cartilage and perichondrium.

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