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- Word comparison: perichondrium vs. periosteum
perichondrium vs. periosteum
noun
Anatomy.
plural
perichondriathe membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
noun
Anatomy.
plural
periosteathe normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.