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Corium (other)
Corium may refer to: * ''Corium'', Latin term for the dermis, a skin layer * Corium (Crete), a town of ancient Crete, Greece * Corium (entomology), the thickened leathery, basal portion of an insect forewing (hemelytron). * ''Corium'' (moth), an insect genus * Corium (nuclear reactor), the lava-like amalgamation of reactor core materials and components resulting from a meltdown ** Elephant's Foot (Chernobyl) The Elephant's Foot is the nickname given to a large mass of corium and other materials formed underneath the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat, Ukraine, during the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986, notable for its extreme radioactivit ..., nickname given to a large mass of corium formed underneath the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant See also * Coria (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermis
The dermis or corium is a layer of skin between the epidermis (with which it makes up the cutis) and subcutaneous tissues, that primarily consists of dense irregular connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain. It is divided into two layers, the superficial area adjacent to the epidermis called the papillary region and a deep thicker area known as the reticular dermis.James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). ''Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology'' (10th ed.). Saunders. Pages 1, 11–12. . The dermis is tightly connected to the epidermis through a basement membrane. Structural components of the dermis are collagen, elastic fibers, and extrafibrillar matrix.Marks, James G; Miller, Jeffery (2006). ''Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology'' (4th ed.). Elsevier Inc. Page 8–9. . It also contains mechanoreceptors that provide the sense of touch and thermoreceptors that provide the sense of heat. In addition, hair follicles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corium (Crete)
Corium or Korion ( grc, Κόριον) was a town of ancient Crete, near which was a temple to Athena and Lake Koresia Lake Kournas is a lake on t ... (λίμνη Κορησία), which was Crete's only natural freshwater lake. Its site is located near modern Voulgari Armokastella, Melampes. References Populated places in ancient Crete Former populated places in Greece {{AncientCrete-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corium (entomology)
The corium is the thickened, leathery, basal portion of an insect forewing or hemelytron in the order Hemiptera. Specifically the inner cell of the basal portion is the corium. Hemelytra The forewings of the winged aquatic bugs are modified into hemelytra (singular, hemelytron), in which the basal part is thickened and leathery and the apical part is membranous. The thickened region is divided into a corium and clavus. The membranous region has veins and the venation is of taxonomic importance. However, in many families, the distinction between the leathery and membranous regions of the hemelytron is not pronounced, and the wing tends to be more fully sclerotized (e.g., Pleidae) or more fully membranous (e.g., winged Gerridae The Gerridae are a family of insects in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water skeeters, water scooters, water bugs, pond skaters, water skippers, or water skimmers. Consistent with the classification of the Gerridae as t ...). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corium (moth)
''Derambila'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. Description Its palpi are porrect (extending forward) and hairy. Antennae long and slender, minutely serrate in male, which is ciliated in female. Legs very long and slender. Fore tibia short and hind tibia with fold and tuft, and without spurs in female. Forewings with vein 3 from long before angle of cell. Veins 7 to 9 stalked from before upper angle and vein 10 absent. Vein 11 becoming coincident with vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from middle of discocellulars and vein 6 and 7 stalked. Species * '' Derambila alucitaria'' (Snellen, 1873) * '' Derambila biokensis'' Herbulot, 1998 * '' Derambila candidissima'' Prout * '' Derambila costipunctata'' Warren, 1905 * '' Derambila catharina'' Prout, 1910 * '' Derambila costata'' (Warren, 1896) * '' Derambila delostigma'' Prout, 1915 * '' Derambila dentifera'' (Moore, 1888) * '' Derambila dentiscripta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corium (nuclear Reactor)
The Three Mile Island reactor 2 after the partial meltdown. Corium, also called fuel-containing material (FCM) or lava-like fuel-containing material (LFCM), is a material that is created in a nuclear reactor core during a nuclear meltdown accident. Resembling lava in consistency, it consists of a mixture of nuclear fuel, fission products, control rods, structural materials from the affected parts of the reactor, products of their chemical reaction with air, water and steam, and, in the event that the reactor vessel is breached, molten concrete from the floor of the reactor room. Composition and formation The heat causing the melting of a reactor may originate from the nuclear chain reaction, but more commonly decay heat of the fission products contained in the fuel rods is the primary heat source. The heat production from radioactive decay drops quickly, as the short half-life isotopes provide most of the heat and radioactive decay, with the curve of decay heat being a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elephant's Foot (Chernobyl)
The Elephant's Foot is the nickname given to a large mass of corium and other materials formed underneath the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat, Ukraine, during the Chernobyl disaster of April 1986, notable for its extreme radioactivity. Discovered in December of that year, it is located in a maintenance corridor near the remains of Reactor No. 4. It is still an extremely radioactive object, though the danger has decreased over time due to the decay of its radioactive components. Origin The Elephant's Foot is a mass of black corium with many layers, externally resembling tree bark and glass. It was formed during the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986 and discovered in December 1986. It is named for its wrinkly appearance, suggestive of the foot of an elephant. It is one small part of a much larger mass that lies beneath Reactor No. 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The Elephant's Foot is located in Room 217/2, to the southeast of the ruined reactor and above gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
