perichondrium

The fibrous membrane of connective tissue covering the surface of cartilage except at the endings of joints.

The fibrous investment of cartilage; a membrane which covers the free surfaces of most cartilages, corresponding to the periosteum of bone.

The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.

a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone