SINCE 1828
perichondral
adjective
peri·chon·dral
| \ ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drəl
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Medical Definition of perichondral
: relating to, formed by, or being ossification that occurs peripherally beneath the perichondrium of a cartilage — compare endochondral, intramembranous sense 1
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