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noun, plural co·ri·a 
[kawr-ee-uh, kohr-] .
[kawr-ee-uh, kohr-] . 1.
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
2.
Entomology. the thickened, leathery, basal portion of a hemelytron.
Origin:
1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather
1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather
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Corium
is always a great word to know.
So is cornea. Does it mean:
| the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera |
| either of two flat, triangular bones, each forming the back part of a shoulder; a shoulder blade |
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corium
1650s, from L. corium "skin, hide, leather."
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corium co·ri·um (kôr'ē-əm)
n. pl. co·ri·a (kôr'ē-ə)
See dermis.
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corium
the thicker, deeper layer of the skin underlying the epidermis and made up of connective tissue. It is present in varying degrees of development among various vertebrate groups, being relatively thin and simple in aquatic animals and progressively thicker and more complex in terrestrial species
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