dartos

• dartos fascia

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/, /ˈdɑɹ.təs/

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.

• “dartos”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Dortas, dotars, tardos, Rostad, stroad, troads

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós). Borrowed as a substantive adjective, so it isn't usually declined according to the preceding noun's gender, but works in an apposition (tunica dartos = the tunic called dartos).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.tɔs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈdar.tos]

dartos m (genitive dartī); second declension

1. (anatomy) dartos

   Synonym: tunica excoriābilis (attested classically, not used today)

   tunica dartos ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

• → English: dartos