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coria

[ kawr-ee-uh, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr i ə, ˈkoʊr- /
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noun

plural of corium.

Nearby words

  1. corgi,
  2. cori,
  3. cori cycle,
  4. cori's disease,
  5. cori, carl ferdinand,
  6. coriaceous,
  7. coriander,
  8. corigliano,
  9. corigliano, john paul,
  10. coring

Definition for coria (2 of 2)

corium

[ kawr-ee-uh m, kohr- ]
/ ˈkɔr i əm, ˈkoʊr- /

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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British Dictionary definitions for coria

corium

/ (ˈkɔːrɪəm) /

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

Medicine definitions for coria

corium

[ kôr′ē-əm ]

n. pl. co•ri•a (kôr′ē-ə)

dermis
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