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dartos

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/
  • General-American: /ˈdɑɹ.təs/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

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