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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

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noun

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

  • ËŒ±è±ð°ù¾±Ëˆ³¦³ó´Ç²Ô»å°ù¾±²¹±ô, adjective
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  • ±è±ð°ùi·³¦³ó´Ç²Ôd°ù²¹±ô ±è±ð°ùi·³¦³ó´Ç²Ôd°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perichondrium1

1735–45; < New Latin < Greek peri- peri- + ³¦³ó´Ç²Ô»å°ùí´Ç²Ô, diminutive of ³¦³óó²Ô»å°ù´Ç²õ cartilage
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of perichondrium1

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