variants or sarco-
1
: flesh
sarcoid
2
: striated muscle
sarcolemma

Word History

Etymology

combining form from Greek sark-, sárx "flesh, piece of meat," probably going back to Indo-European *tu̯r̥ḱ-, noun derivative of a verbal base *tu̯erḱ- "cut, shape by cutting, carve" whence, also with zero grade, Avestan θβərəsaiti "(s/he) carves, shapes," θβōrəštar- "shaper, creator," Sanskrit Tvaṣṭar-, name of a creator deity, and perhaps, from *tu̯orkos or *turkos, Old Irish torc "wild boar," Welsh twrch, Middle Breton tourch

Dictionary Entries Near sarc-

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“Sarc-.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarc-. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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