Origin

from Greek sark-, sarx flesh

sarco-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “flesh,” used in the formation of compound words:

sarcocarp.

Also, especially before a vowel, sarc-.

Origin

< Greek sark- (stem of sárx) + -o-

Related Words

ichthyosarcotoxin
sarc-
sarcasm
sarcoadenoma
sarcocarcinoma
sarcocarp

sarco-
combining form
⇨ see sarc-

sarco-|ˈsɑːkəʊ, sɑːˈkɒ|combining form of Gr. σαρκ-, σάρξ flesh, occurring as prefix in many scientific terms (the more important are given as Main words): sarco-acid, short for sarcolactic acid. ‖ ˈsarcobasis Bot., a very fleshy gynobase; = carcerule. ˈsarcoblast, (a) one of the minute yellow bodies present in rhizopods; (b) a germinal particle of protoplasm. ˈsarcocyte: see quot. sarˈcognomy Psych. rare [after physiognomy], the study of the sympathy and correspondence between the body and the brain. ‖ ˈsarcomatrix, in protozoa (see quot.). ˈsarcoplasm, ‖ sarcoˈplasma, the interfibrillar hyaline substance of muscle. ‖ sarcoˈsoma [Gr. σῶµα body], the ‘bark’ of corals. ˈsarcosperm Bot. = sarcoderm. ‖ sarcoˈstosis Path. [Gr. -οστωσις as in ἐξόστωσις exostosis], ossification of flesh (Craig 1849). ˈsarcostyle, ‖ sarcoˈtheca [Gr. θήκη case]: see quots. ˈsarcotome Surg. [Gr. -τόµος that cuts]: see quot.1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 197/1 The *sarco-acid has precisely the same structure as ordinary lactic acid.1866Treas. Bot., *Sarcobasis, the same kind of fruit as the Carcerulus.1895J. C. Warren Surg. Path. ix. 235 Some authorities believe that the new growth proceeds from the muscular cells or *sarcoblasts.1898Sedgwick Textbk. Zool. I. 57 In many forms [of Gregarines] there are longitudinal fibrillar thickenings of the cuticle, and occasionally a special superficial layer of the ectoplasm immediately beneath the cuticle is distinguished as the *sarcocyte.1878J. R. Buchanan Psychophysiol. Sci. 74 *Sarcognomy.1882Banner of Light (Boston, U.S.) 19 Aug., The entire symptomatology of diseases must be deficient in regard to mental symptoms,..without the guidance of sarcognomy.1884J. R. Buchanan (title) Therapeutic Sarcognomy, a scientific exposition of the mysterious union of soul and body, and a new system of therapeutic practice without medicine.1895Jrnl. Mar. Zool. Mar. 13 The extra⁓capsular substance consists of two well defined layers, the inner (*sarcomatrix) which invests closely the capsule, is protoplasmic.1900Bourne Comp. Anat. I. 96 They [sc. sarcostyles] are prismatic in section, and are separated from one another by a more fluid substance known as *sarcoplasm.1890C. F. Marshall in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. CXI. 67 According to Rollett, the ‘muscle-columns’ are the essential parts of the fibre, and the ‘*sarcoplasma’ is simply interfibrillar material.1865Nat. Hist. Rev. 363 The *sarcosoma or bark of the coral is next described [by Lacaze-Duthiers].1849Balfour Man. Bot. §578 The secundine..when it assumes a fleshy character,..has received the name of *sarcosperm or sarcoderm.1888Allman in Challenger Rep., Zool. XXIII. Hydroida p. xix, I shall..adopt here the terminology proposed by Hincks, and use the term *sarcostyle for the fleshy offset from the cœnosarc, and that of *sarcotheca for the chitinous receptacle by which this is protected.Ibid., The Sarcothecæ occur in the Plumularinæ under two principal forms.1874Trans. Clinical Soc. VII. 138 Description of the *Sarcotome, an Instrument for painlessly cutting through the soft Tissues of the Body. By W. Ainslie Hollis.

sarco-

before vowels sarc-, word-forming element meaning "flesh, fleshy, of the flesh," from Latinized form of Greek sark-, comb. form of sarx "flesh" (see sarcasm).

sarco- /ˈsɑ:kəʊ/ combining form.

ORIGIN: from Greek sark-, sarx flesh: see -o-.

Used chiefly in Biology & Medicine, with the sense ‘of flesh, fleshy tissue, or muscle’.

DERIVATIVE sarcocarp noun (Botany) the fleshy part of a drupaceous fruit between the epicarp and the endocarp, the part usually eaten E19.
^†sarcocele noun a fleshy tumour of the testicle E17–M19.
sarcocyst noun a cyst in muscle tissue containing spores or sporoblasts of sarcosporidia L19.
sarcoˈlactate noun a salt or ester of sarcolactic acid L19.
sarcoˈlactic adjective (Chemistry) sarcolactic acid, the dextrorotatory form of lactic acid M19.
sarcoˈlemma noun the fine transparent tubular sheath investing the fibres of skeletal muscles M19.
sarcoˈlemmal adjective of or pertaining to the sarcolemma E20.
^†sarcology noun the branch of anatomy that deals with the fleshy parts of the body E18–L19.
sarcomere noun [-mere] a structural unit of a myofibril in striated muscle, consisting of a dark band and the nearer half of each adjacent pale band L19.
sarcoˈpenia noun [Greek penia poverty] loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength as a result of ageing L20.
sarcoplasm, -plasma^†noun the cytoplasm of muscle cells L19.
sarcoˈplasmic adjective of, pertaining to, or containing sarcoplasm; sarcoplasmic reticulum, the characteristic endoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle: L19.
sarcosome noun a large mitochondrion found in striated muscle L19.
sarcoˈtesta noun (Botany) the fleshy, freq. brightly coloured, outer layer of the testa in some seeds (opp. sclerotesta) L19.

sarco-

combining form.

flesh; fleshy, as in sarcology.

muscle tissue, as in sarcosome.

[< Greek sárx, sarkós flesh]

sarco-
combining form
see sarc-

sarco-
sarc-

Prefix

flesh

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx).

Derived terms

English words prefixed with sarco-

词汇	sarco-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED WBD Webster Wiktionary sarco- 或 sarc- pref.（前缀） Flesh: 前缀，肉： sarcophagic. 石棺的 Striated muscle: 前缀，有条纹的肌肉： sarcolemma. 肌膜语源 Greek sarko- 希腊语 sarko- from sarx sark- [flesh] 源自 sarx sark- [肉] sarco- or (before a vowel) sarc- combining form indicating flesh ⇒ sarcoma Origin from Greek sark-, sarx flesh sarco- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “flesh,” used in the formation of compound words: sarcocarp. Also, especially before a vowel, sarc-. Origin < Greek sark- (stem of sárx) + -o- Related Words ichthyosarcotoxin sarc- sarcasm sarcoadenoma sarcocarcinoma sarcocarp sarco- combining form ⇨ see sarc- sarco-\|ˈsɑːkəʊ, sɑːˈkɒ\|combining form of Gr. σαρκ-, σάρξ flesh, occurring as prefix in many scientific terms (the more important are given as Main words): sarco-acid, short for sarcolactic acid. ‖ ˈsarcobasis Bot., a very fleshy gynobase; = carcerule. ˈsarcoblast, (a) one of the minute yellow bodies present in rhizopods; (b) a germinal particle of protoplasm. ˈsarcocyte: see quot. sarˈcognomy Psych. rare [after physiognomy], the study of the sympathy and correspondence between the body and the brain. ‖ ˈsarcomatrix, in protozoa (see quot.). ˈsarcoplasm, ‖ sarcoˈplasma, the interfibrillar hyaline substance of muscle. ‖ sarcoˈsoma [Gr. σῶµα body], the ‘bark’ of corals. ˈsarcosperm Bot. = sarcoderm. ‖ sarcoˈstosis Path. [Gr. -οστωσις as in ἐξόστωσις exostosis], ossification of flesh (Craig 1849). ˈsarcostyle, ‖ sarcoˈtheca [Gr. θήκη case]: see quots. ˈsarcotome Surg. [Gr. -τόµος that cuts]: see quot.1882Encycl. Brit. XIV. 197/1 The sarco-acid has precisely the same structure as ordinary lactic acid.1866Treas. Bot., Sarcobasis, the same kind of fruit as the Carcerulus.1895J. C. Warren Surg. Path. ix. 235 Some authorities believe that the new growth proceeds from the muscular cells or sarcoblasts.1898Sedgwick Textbk. Zool.* I. 57 In many forms [of Gregarines] there are longitudinal fibrillar thickenings of the cuticle, and occasionally a special superficial layer of the ectoplasm immediately beneath the cuticle is distinguished as the sarcocyte.1878J. R. Buchanan Psychophysiol. Sci.* 74 Sarcognomy.1882Banner of Light (Boston, U.S.) 19 Aug., The entire symptomatology of diseases must be deficient in regard to mental symptoms,..without the guidance of sarcognomy.1884J. R. Buchanan (title) Therapeutic Sarcognomy, a scientific exposition of the mysterious union of soul and body, and a new system of therapeutic practice without medicine.1895Jrnl. Mar. Zool. Mar. 13 The extra⁓capsular substance consists of two well defined layers, the inner (sarcomatrix) which invests closely the capsule, is protoplasmic.1900Bourne Comp. Anat. I. 96 They [sc. sarcostyles] are prismatic in section, and are separated from one another by a more fluid substance known as sarcoplasm.1890C. F. Marshall in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci.* CXI. 67 According to Rollett, the ‘muscle-columns’ are the essential parts of the fibre, and the ‘sarcoplasma’ is simply interfibrillar material.1865Nat. Hist. Rev. 363 The sarcosoma or bark of the coral is next described [by Lacaze-Duthiers].1849Balfour Man. Bot. §578 The secundine..when it assumes a fleshy character,..has received the name of sarcosperm or sarcoderm.1888Allman in Challenger Rep., Zool.* XXIII. Hydroida p. xix, I shall..adopt here the terminology proposed by Hincks, and use the term sarcostyle for the fleshy offset from the cœnosarc, and that of sarcotheca for the chitinous receptacle by which this is protected.Ibid., The Sarcothecæ occur in the Plumularinæ under two principal forms.1874Trans. Clinical Soc. VII. 138 Description of the Sarcotome, an Instrument for painlessly cutting through the soft Tissues of the Body. By W. Ainslie Hollis. sarco- before vowels sarc-, word-forming element meaning "flesh, fleshy, of the flesh," from Latinized form of Greek sark-, comb. form of sarx "flesh" (see sarcasm). sarco- /ˈsɑ:kəʊ/ combining form. ORIGIN: from Greek sark-, sarx flesh: see -o-. Used chiefly in Biology & Medicine, with the sense ‘of flesh, fleshy tissue, or muscle’. DERIVATIVE sarcocarp noun (Botany) the fleshy part of a drupaceous fruit between the epicarp and the endocarp, the part usually eaten E19. ^†sarcocele noun a fleshy tumour of the testicle E17–M19. sarcocyst noun a cyst in muscle tissue containing spores or sporoblasts of sarcosporidia L19. sarcoˈlactate noun a salt or ester of sarcolactic acid L19. sarcoˈlactic adjective (Chemistry) sarcolactic acid, the dextrorotatory form of lactic acid M19. sarcoˈlemma noun the fine transparent tubular sheath investing the fibres of skeletal muscles M19. sarcoˈlemmal adjective of or pertaining to the sarcolemma E20. ^†sarcology noun the branch of anatomy that deals with the fleshy parts of the body E18–L19. sarcomere noun [-mere] a structural unit of a myofibril in striated muscle, consisting of a dark band and the nearer half of each adjacent pale band L19. sarcoˈpenia noun [Greek penia poverty] loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength as a result of ageing L20. sarcoplasm, -plasma^†noun the cytoplasm of muscle cells L19. sarcoˈplasmic adjective of, pertaining to, or containing sarcoplasm; sarcoplasmic reticulum, the characteristic endoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle: L19. sarcosome noun a large mitochondrion found in striated muscle L19. sarcoˈtesta noun (Botany) the fleshy, freq. brightly coloured, outer layer of the testa in some seeds (opp. sclerotesta) L19. sarco-* combining form. flesh; fleshy, as in sarcology. muscle tissue, as in sarcosome. [< Greek sárx, sarkós flesh] sarco- combining form see sarc- sarco- sarc- Prefix flesh Etymology From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx). Derived terms ► English words prefixed with sarco-
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