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Perichondrium

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perichondrium [‚per·ə′kän·drē·əm]
(anatomy)
The fibrous connective tissue covering cartilage, except at joints.
Perichondrium 

connective tissue that invests cartilage. Perichondrial cells become differentiated into cartilaginous cells at the same time as the dense homogeneous basic matter of the cartilage forms. In young organisms the perichondrium is converted to periosteum in the process of the development of bone from cartilage.
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A small piece of tragal cartilage and perichondrium was harvested through an incision on the medial aspect of the tragus.
Complete round window niche occlusion for superior semicircular canal ... by Silverstein, Herbert; Van Ess, Mark J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Femora with the perichondrium removed failed at a mean peak torque of 18.
Contribution of the perichondrial ring to capital femoral epiphysis ... by Schmidt, Thomas / Southern Medical Journal
Serial sectioning of the whole specimen revealed no anatomic relationship of ABC to the cricoid perichondrium.
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of the Larynx Presenting With Hypoglottic ... by Libera, Duilio Della; Redlich, Gillian; Bittesini, Lucia; Falconieri, Giovanni / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
 
 
 
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