corium

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɔːrɪəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kôr′ē əm, kōr′-)

Inflections of 'corium' (n): npl: coria

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
co•ri•um  (kôr′ē əm, kōr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. co•ri•a 
    (kôr′ē ə, kōr′-).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologydermis.
  2. Insects[Entomol.]the thickened, leathery, basal portion of a hemelytron.
  • Latin: skin, hide, leather
  • 1645–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
corium / ˈkɔːrɪəm/ ( -ria / -rɪə/)
  1. Also called: derma, dermis the deep inner layer of the skin, beneath the epidermis, containing connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin: rind, skin, leather
'corium' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
coria - coriaceous - cuirass - cuneus - derma - dermis - epidermis - excoriate - ganoin - hair follicle - matrix - quarry

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