- dartoic
- dar·to·ic (dahr-toґik) of the nature of a dartos; having a slow, involuntary contractility like that of the tunica dartos.
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Dartoic — Dar*to ic, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the dartos. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dartoic, dartoid — Resembling tunica dartos in its slow involuntary contractions. [G. dartos, flayed] … Medical dictionary
dartoic tissue — dartoid tissue tissue that resembles the tunica dartos, such as in a tumor with muscular elements; see leiomyoma cutis … Medical dictionary
Dartoid — Dar toid, a. [Dartos + oid.] (Anat.) Like the dartos; dartoic; as, dartoid tissue. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dartos — The scrotum. (Label for Dartos is at bottom left.) … Wikipedia
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List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
Genital leiomyoma — Genital leiomyomas (also known as Dartoic leiomyomas ) are leiomyomas that originate in the dartos muscles of the genitalia, areola, and nipple.[1] See also List of cutaneous conditions References ^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick s… … Wikipedia
dartoid — dar·toid (dahrґtoid) dartoic … Medical dictionary
leiomyoma cutis — a leiomyoma arising from cutaneous or subcutaneous smooth muscle fibers, occurring singly or multiply, usually in the form of lesions arising from arrectores pilorum muscles (piloleiomyoma); it may also occur as a solitary genital lesion arising… … Medical dictionary
