Look up: perichondrium

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   Perichondrium
   Perichondrium: A dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps (invests) all cartilage, except the cartilage in joints which is covered by a synovial membrane. Peri- is a prefix borrowed from the Greek meaning 'around or about' and '-chondrium' also comes from a Greek word 'chondros' meaning 'cartilage or gristle.'
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   Perichondrium
   Per`i·chon'dri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... around + ... cartilage.] (Anat.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.
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   perichondrium
   <anatomy> The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Around + cartilage. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Perichondrium
   The `perichondrium` is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue which surrounds the cartilage of developing bone. It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers. The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form chondroblasts or chondrocytes. Perichondrium is a type of Irregular Collagenous Ordinary Connective Tissue,...
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   perichondrium
   (per″ĭ-kon´dre-әm) the layer of fibrous connective tissue investing all cartilage except the articular cartilage of synovial joints. adj., perichon´dral., adj.
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   Perichondrium
   • (n.) The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.
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   perichondrium
   (from the article `connective tissue`) ...layer lined by cells that have the capacity to secrete hyaline matrix. Cartilage grows by formation of additional matrix and incorporation of new ...
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   perichondrium
   perichondrium (s), perichondria (pl) The fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.
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   perichondrium
   The dense irregular connective tissue membrane around cartilage. [peri- + G. chondros, cartilage]
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