The fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.
[New Latin : PERI- + Greek khondros, cartilage; see chondro-.]
perichondrial per'i·chon'dri·al (-drē-əl) adj.
perichondrium
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Dense, fibrous connective tissue membrane covering the external surface of cartilaginous structures.
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(pĕr'ĭ-kŏn'drē-əm)
n., pl -dri·a (-drē-ə).
n., pl -dri·a (-drē-ə).
The dense irregular fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.
per'i·chon'dri·al (-drē-əl) adj.| Veterinary Dictionary: perichondrium |
The layer of fibrous connective tissue investing all cartilage except the articular cartilage of synovial joints.
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The perichondrium is a layer of dense irregular connective tissue which surrounds the cartilage of developing bone. It consists of two separate layers: an outer fibrous layer and inner chondrogenic layer. The fibrous layer contains fibroblasts, which produce collagenous fibers. The chondrogenic layer remains undifferentiated and can form chondroblasts or chondrocytes. Perichondrium can be found around the perimeter of elastic cartilage and hyaline cartilage, but not fibrocartilage.
Perichondrium is a type of Irregular Collagenous Ordinary Connective Tissue, and also functions in the growth and repair of cartilage.
Once vascularized, the perichondrium becomes the periosteum.
External links
- Iowa Histology Index 4/iv-05 - "Slide 12, Developing Bone (H&E). Examine cartilage (right) and its perichondrium (arrows)."
- UIUC Histology Subject 330
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