"dartos" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/ [General-American], /ˈdɑɹ.təs/ [General-American] Forms: dartos fascia [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin dartos, from Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”) + -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|dartos}} Latin dartos, {{der|en|grc|δαρτός||flayed}} Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”), {{af|grc|δέρω|-τός|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=to skin, to flay}} δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”) + -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: dartoic, dartoid, dartos muliebris
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