• (a.) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.
Per`i·chon'dri·al adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage. 
Perichondrial: To do with the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps 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 '-chondrial' also comes from a Greek word 'chondros' meaning 'cartilage ...
perichondrial A reference to the perichondrium, a dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that closely wraps all cartilage, except the cartilage in joints which is covered by a synovial membrane.