the white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of cartilage
Derived forms
perichondrial (ˌperiˈchondrial) or perichondral (ˌperiˈchondral)
adjective
Word origin
C18: New Latin, from peri- + Greek chondros cartilage
Examples of 'perichondral' in a sentence
perichondral
Interestingly, swim-training accelerated both perichondral and intramembranous ossification.
Ansa W. Fiaz, Karen M. Léon-Kloosterziel, Gerrit Gort, Stefan Schulte-Merker, JohanL. van Leeuwen, Sander Kranenbarg 2012, 'Swim-Training Changes the Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Skeletogenesis in ZebrafishLarvae (Danio rerio)', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0034072. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This prospective study included 20 patients that underwent reconstructive lower lid surgery using autologous auricle chondral-perichondral graft tissue.
Pier Camillo Parodi, Fabrizio Calligaris, Fabrizio De Biasio, Giovanna De Maglio,Flavia Miani, Marco Zeppieri 2013, 'Lower Lid Reconstruction Utilizing Auricular Conchal Chondral-Perichondral Tissuein Patients with Neoplastic Lesions', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/837536. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)