corium

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues.
2. noun The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
3. noun Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
4. noun A lavalike mixture of fissile material created in a nuclear reactor's core during a nuclear meltdown.

Similar words

dermis derma endocranium underskin subdermis cortex epicardium endodermis entocranium endoperidium

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Word family

coria