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 .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  hy·dra·tase  tertius  tor·tu·ous 
 
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