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   ‖Corium (k?ˈr?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]
   1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by English soldiers till the reign of Edward I.  Fosbroke.
   
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   2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
   
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   ‖Dermis (?), 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.
   
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