Perichondrial

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 or gristle."

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peri·chon·dri·al -'kän-drē-əl adj of or relating to the perichondrium

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