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coria

[kawr-ee-uh, kohr-]

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noun

plural of corium.

corium

[kawr-ee-uh m, kohr-]

noun, plural co·ri·a [kawr-ee-uh, kohr-] /ˈkɔr i ə, ˈkoʊr-/.

Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.

Entomology. the thickened, leathery, basal portion of a hemelytron.

Origin of corium

1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather

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Examples from the Web for coria

Historical Examples of coria

But its southern range stops dead at the little village of Coria del Rio just below Sevilla.
Unexplored Spain
Abel Chapman
At Coria you will be an object of curiosity, for very few strangers visit the little village.
The Story of Seville
Walter M. Gallichan
To see the Gitanas at their best, or living under primitive conditions, take a trip down to Coria on the Guadalquivir.
The Story of Seville
Walter M. Gallichan
It was on a fine clear morning, on the 7th of January, 1813, that we departed from Coria.
The Adventures of Captain John Patterson with Notices of The Officers &c. of the 50th or Queen's Own Regiment from 1807 to 1821
John Patterson
Nowhere is this so evident as in Coria, a forgotten bit of medival Moor-land.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain
Charles Rudy

British Dictionary definitions for coria

corium

noun plural -ria (-rɪə)

Also called: derma, dermis the deep inner layer of the skin, beneath the epidermis, containing connective tissue, blood vessels, and fat

entomol the leathery basal part of the forewing of hemipterous insects

Word Origin for corium

C19: from Latin: rind, skin, leather

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Word Origin and History for coria

corium

n.

1650s, from Latin corium "skin, hide, leather," related to cortex "bark," scortum "skin, hide," from PIE root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (cf. Sanskrit krtih "hide;" Old Church Slavonic scora "skin," Russian skora "hide," kora "bark;" Welsh corwg "boat made with leather skins;" Old English sceran "to cut, shear;" see shear (v.)). Related: Coriaceous.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

coria in Medicine

corium

[kôr′ē-əm]

n. pl. co•ri•a (kôr′ē-ə)

dermis

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