'Corium' definitions:

Definition of 'corium'

(from WordNet)
noun
The deep vascular inner layer of the skin [syn: dermis, corium, derma]

Definition of 'Corium'

From: GCIDE
  • Corium \Co"ri*um\ (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]
  • 1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. --Fosbroke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'corium'

From: GCIDE
  • Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See Derm.] (Anat.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix. [1913 Webster]