noun
- the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds cartilage except at joint surfaces
Usage: anatomy; medical
Examples
- The perichondrium provides nutrients to the underlying cartilage tissue.
- Damage to the perichondrium can impair cartilage healing and regeneration.
- The surgeon carefully preserved the perichondrium during the rhinoplasty procedure.
- Perichondrium contains cells that can differentiate into cartilage-forming chondrocytes.
- The ear’s cartilage is covered by a thin layer of perichondrium.
- Inflammation of the perichondrium is called perichondritis.