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Where does “perichondrium” come from?

perichondrium (English) comes from English chondro-, from Ancient Greek χόνδρος, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

perichondrium (English): a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue...

Definitions

  1. a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue...

Ancestry of “perichondrium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchondro-Describing something relating to grains or having...
2Ancient GreekχόνδροςA small rounded mass: lump; grain, groat, corn,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
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