dartos

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US/ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/US/ˈdɑɹ.təs/

noun

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.

OriginLatin dartos ← Ancient Greek δαρτός →
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Meanings

noundartos (uncountable)

alternative dartos fascia

  1. uncountableanatomyA 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.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδαρτός“flayed”
  2. Latindartos
  3. Englishdartos

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

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APA

dartos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartos

MLA

“dartos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dartos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dartos.

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