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corium

[ kawr-ee-uhm, kohr- ]

noun

plural coria
  1. Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
  2. Entomology. the thickened, leathery, basal portion of a hemelytron.


corium

/ ˈɔːɪə /

noun

  1. Also calleddermadermis 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of corium1

1645–55; < Latin: skin, hide, leather
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of corium1

C19: from Latin: rind, skin, leather
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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.

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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.

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

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First appear circumscribed patches of hyper�mia, in which the papillary layer of the corium is concerned, and which is followed by some thickening of the rete, the epithelia involved becoming coarsely granular.

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It is very profusely distributed in the corium of the skin.

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