CORIUM

dermis, corium, derma

(noun) the deep vascular inner layer of the skin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

corium (plural coriums or coria)

(anatomy) The inner layer of skin, the dermis.

(anatomy) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.

(historical) Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.

Etymology 2

Noun

corium (uncountable)

(nuclear physics) A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.

Source: Wiktionary


Co"ri*um (k"r-m), n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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