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Definition of: perichondrium
(per′ə·kon′drē·əm) noun plural ·dri·a (-drē·ə) Anat.
The vascular membrane that envelops the surface of a cartilage between the joints. [<NL <Gk. peri- around + chondros a cartilage]
—per′i·chon′dri·al adjective
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