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co⋅ri⋅um
[kawr-ee-uh
m, kohr-] 
–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; < L: skin, hide, leather
1645–55; < L: skin, hide, leather
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| co·ri·um (kôr'ē-əm, kōr'-) n. pl. co·ri·a (-ē-ə) See dermis. [Latin, skin; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
| der·mis (dûr'mĭs) n. The sensitive connective tissue layer of the skin located below the epidermis, containing nerve endings, sweat and sebaceous glands, and blood and lymph vessels. Also called corium, cutis, derma1. [New Latin, back-formation from Late Latin epidermis, epidermis; see epidermis.] |
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Corium
Co"ri*um\ (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. --Fosbroke. 2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
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Main Entry: co·ri·um
Pronunciation: 'kOr-E-&m, 'kor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural co·ria /-E-&/
: DERMIS
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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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