Definition of Perichondrium. Meaning of Perichondrium. Synonyms of Perichondrium

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Definition of Perichondrium

Perichondrium
Perichondrium 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.

Meaning of Perichondrium from wikipedia

- The perichondrium (from Gr**** περί, peri, 'around' and χόνδρος, chondros, 'cartilage') is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds...
- other collection of fluid under the perichondrium. This separates the cartilage from the overlying perichondrium that supplies its nutrients, causing...
- The perichondrium surrounding the cartilage model transforms into the periosteum. During this transformation, special cells within the perichondrium switch...
- and the extracellular matrix are contained in an outerlayer named the perichondrium (which is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds...
- non-porous, it is usually covered by a tough and fibrous membrane called perichondrium. In tetrapods, it covers and protects the ends of long bones at the...
- ossification center, vascular canals (epiphysial canals) stemming from the perichondrium invade the epiphysis, supplying nutrients to the developing secondary...
- disaccharide units. Fibrocartilage does not have a surrounding perichondrium. Perichondrium surrounds the cartilage of developing bone; it has a layer of...
- Perichondritis is inflammation of the perichondrium, a layer of connective tissue which surrounds cartilage. A common form, auricular perichondritis (perichondritis...
- layers. Diagrammatic section of head. Periosteal reaction Periostitis Perichondrium Endochondral ossification Intramembranous ossification Netter, Frank...
- tract. The nasal mucosa is intimately adherent to the periosteum or perichondrium of the nasal conchae. It is continuous with the skin through the nostrils...