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Corium

02323 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.2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
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