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noun
The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: cutis, dermis
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: nuclear physics
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noun
the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: dermis, derma
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stratum
History
From Latin corium (“leather”).
From core + -ium. Apparently coined in 1974 by Martin Peehs, a German nuclear engineer.
Across languages
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