Etymology

sarcode

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Today it means: A remedy made from healthy living tissue. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σάρξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάρξ“flesh”
  2. English todaysarcode

Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + -ode, coined by Félix Dujardin, French biologist and cytologist.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσάρξ all →

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