sarco-

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-
British Dictionary definitions for sarco-

sarco-

combining form
1.
indicating flesh: sarcoma
Word Origin
from Greek sark-, sarx flesh
Word Origin and History for 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- in Medicine

sarco- or sarc-
pref.

  1. Flesh: sarcocele.

  2. Striated muscle: sarcolemma.