The difference between Corium and Cutis

When used as nouns, corium means the inner layer of skin, the dermis, whereas cutis means the true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.


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  1. Corium as a noun (anatomy):

    The inner layer of skin, the dermis.

  2. Corium as a noun (anatomy):

    The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.

  3. Corium as a noun (historical):

    Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.

  1. Corium as a noun (nuclear physics):

    A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.

  1. Cutis as a noun (anatomy):

    The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.

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