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dartos muscle

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The dartos fascia is a fat-free layer of smooth muscular fiber outside the external spermatic fascia but below the skin. It is a continuation of Scarpa's Fascia which is a membranous layer of the subcutaneous tissue in the abdominal wall. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartos ]

Term info

UBPROP 0000007

dartoic, dartoid

has related synonym

dartos muscle, dartos tunic, tunica dartos

id

UBERON:0013718

prefLabel

Superficial fascia of scrotum

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