(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:54:47

Per`i*chon"dri*um (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. around + cartilage.] Anat.

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.

 

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