perichondrium
Americannoun
plural
perichondrianoun
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Etymology
Origin of perichondrium
1735–45; < New Latin < Greek peri- peri- + chondríon, diminutive of chóndros cartilage
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This penetration initiates the transformation of the perichondrium into the bone-producing periosteum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A layer of dense irregular connective tissue, the perichondrium, encapsulates the cartilage.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
A sliding punch forceps is used to remove all the tissue in the larynx out to the perichondrium, but care should be taken in cicatricial cases to avoid removing any part of either arytenoid cartilage.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
When the perichondrium becomes invaded, necrosis of cartilage is liable to occur.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
On the one hand, there may exist an ossification resulting from the extension of a growth of bone from the perichondrium into the cartilage.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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