SARCOUS

Etymology

Adjective

sarcous (comparative more sarcous, superlative most sarcous)

(anatomy) fleshy; applied to the minute structural elements that make up muscle fibre

Anagrams

• Cousars

Source: Wiktionary


Sar"cous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)

Definition: Fleshy; -- applied to the minute stryctural elements, called sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated muscular fiber is composed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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