perichondrium
noun
peri·chon·dri·um ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drē-əm 
plural perichondria ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drē-ə
: the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints
perichondral
ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drē-drəl
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from peri- + Greek chondros grain, cartilage
First Known Use
1721, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
perichondrium
noun
peri·chon·dri·um ˌper-ə-ˈkän-drē-əm
plural perichondria -drē-ə
: the membrane of fibrous connective tissue that invests cartilage except at joints