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co·ri·um  (kôr-m, kr-)

n. pl. co·ri·a (--)

See dermis.

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[Latin, skin; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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corium [ˈkɔːrɪəm]

n pl -ria [-rɪə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Also called derma dermis the deep inner layer of the skin, beneath the epidermis, containing connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Entomol the leathery basal part of the forewing of hemipterous insects

[from Latin: rind, skin, leather]

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corium - the deep vascular inner layer of the skin derma, dermis cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)