| Pronunciation: | | 'kowreeum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the deep vascular inner layer of the skin |
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CORIUM is a 6 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | derma, dermis |
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| | See Also: | | cutis, skin, stratum, tegument |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The layer of skin just beneath the epidermis; it is composed of dense vascular connective tissue. |
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