corium

American  

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

noun

plural

coria

1. Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.

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

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corium British  

/ ˈkɔːrɪəm /

noun

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

2. entomol the leathery basal part of the forewing of hemipterous insects

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Etymology

Origin of corium

1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather

Example Sentences

But March 13, 2011, wasn’t a normal day—the water in the reactor was gone, corium had melted through the reactor vessel, and the primary containment had been breached.

From Literature

In the event of a meltdown, special vents would keep 99.9% of released radioactive particles out of the atmosphere, and corium shields would block molten fuel from breaching the reactors’ primary containment vessels.

From The Guardian

Its device is focused on the idea of molten corium spreading along a sufficiently large area equipped with a special pipe system for basement cooling.

From Scientific American

Somewhat magnified. sc, scutellum; co, cl, m, corium, clavus and membrane of forewing.

From Project Gutenberg

In a more advanced stage the corium and papill� are filled with pus-cells, and, becoming disorganized, give rise to the formation of pustules and small abscesses.

From Project Gutenberg