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dar·tos
n : a thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora .
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Similar sounding terms: hy·dra·tase tertius tor·tu·ous
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