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sarcous

American  
[sahr-kuhs] / ˈsɑr kəs /

adjective

  1. consisting of or pertaining to flesh or skeletal muscle.

sarcous British  
/ ˈsɑːkəs /

adjective

  1. (of tissue) muscular or fleshy

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Origin of sarcous

First recorded in 1830–40; sarc- + -ous

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K.m., membrane of Krause. n., nucleus. nv., nerve. sc., sarcolemma. s.e., sarcous elements.

From Project Gutenberg

On two nothing could be seen but little masses of transparent viscid fluid; but when these were examined under a high power, fat-globules, bits of fibro-elastic tissue, and some few parallelograms of sarcous matter, could be distinguished, but not a vestige of transverse striae.

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