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perichondrium
[ per-i-kon-dree-uhm ]
noun
- the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
perichondrium
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noun
- the white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of cartilage
Derived Forms
- ËŒ±è±ð°ù¾±Ëˆ³¦³ó´Ç²Ô»å°ù¾±²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ð°ùi·³¦³ó´Ç²Ôd°ù²¹±ô ±è±ð°ùi·³¦³ó´Ç²Ôd°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of perichondrium1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of perichondrium1
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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.
Perichondrium, per-i-kon′dri-um, n. the fibrous investment of cartilage.
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.
When the perichondrium becomes invaded, necrosis of cartilage is liable to occur.
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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