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dartos

/ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dar-tos
IPA
/ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dartos, δαρτός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dartos fascia (alternative)

Derived Forms

dartoic dartoid

Phrases

dartos muliebris

Questions

How do you pronounce dartos?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑɹˌtɑs/.
What does dartos mean?
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.
Where does dartos come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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