dartos

English

Alternative forms

  • dartos fascia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

dartos (uncountable)

  1. (anatomy) A thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated directly beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora.

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