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plural of perichondrium
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
perichondria
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perichondrium — noun (plural perichondria) Etymology: New Latin, from peri + Greek chondros grain, cartilage Date: 1741 the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints • perichondral adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
perichondrium — (plural perichondria)) a sheath of connective tissue covering a cartilage … Dictionary of ichthyology
perichondrium — perichondral, perichondrial, adj. /per i kon dree euhm/, n., pl. perichondria / dree euh/. Anat. the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints. [1735 45; < NL < Gk peri PERI + chondríon, dim. of … Universalium
perichondrium — /pɛriˈkɒndriəm/ (say peree kondreeuhm) noun (plural perichondria /pɛriˈkɒndriə/ (say peree kondreeuh)) the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints. {peri + Greek chondros cartilage + ium}… …
perichondrium — [per΄ə kän′drē əm] n. pl. perichondria [per΄ə kän′drēə] [ModL < PERI + Gr chondros, cartilage, grain: see CHONDRO ] the membrane of white, fibrous connective tissue covering cartilage, except at the joints perichondrial adj. perichondral… … English World dictionary
