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What is a perichondrium?

What is a perichondrium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone
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There was no apparent relationship with the cricoid perichondrium.
Because cartilage derives its nutrition by diffusion from the perichondrium, necrosis and consequent structural deformity occurs.
Each round wound with a diameter of 1 cm was defective, and then the perichondrium was removed.
This tissue has a fibrous character and becomes converted into the perichondrium and other parts.
Fibrocartilage has no identifiable perichondrium and differs in this regard from hyaline and elastic cartilage.
Great care must be taken not to pass the raspatory between the mucous membrane and the closely adhering perichondrium.

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