CORIUM
\kˈɒɹi͡əm], \kˈɒɹiəm], \k_ˈɒ_ɹ_iə_m]\
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A layer of vascular connective tissue underneath the EPIDERMIS. The surface of the dermis contains sensitive papillae. Embedded in or beneath the dermis are SWEAT GLANDS, hair follicles, and SEBACEOUS GLANDS.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The middle division of an elytron; the deeper-seated layer of the skin, consisting of a vascular connective tissue.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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Corion, (F.) Cuir. The skin of animals is so called, especially when tanned. The cutis vera, or the thickest part of the human skin.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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The dense feltlike membranous layer of the skin, covered on the ectal or free surface by the epidermis or cuticle, and on the ental or attached surface insensibly merging into the areolar subcutaneous tissue. It is composed of a dense network of white fibrous tissue with a slight admixture of elastic tissue.
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The connective tissue framework or membrane, comparable with the c. of the skin. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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