| sarcoptic mange | A cutaneous disease of domestic animals caused by mites of the genus Sarcoptes including Sarcoptes scabiei. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sarcoptid | <zoology> Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. Of or pertaining to the itch mites. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcorhamphi | <ornithology> A division of raptorial birds composing the vultures. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, flesh + beak. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcoseptum | Origin: Sarco- + septum. <zoology> One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcosin | <physiology> A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the decomposition of creatine (one of the constituents of muscle tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcosinaemia | A disorder of amino acid metabolism due to deficiency of sarcosine dehydrogenase, causing the sarcosine level to rise in blood plasma and be excreted in the urine; affected infants fail to thrive, are irritable, may have muscle tremors, and have retarded motor and mental development; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: hypersarcosinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcosine | <chemical> An amino acid occurring as an intermediate in the metabolism of choline in the kidney and liver. It is normally not detectable in human blood or urine. Chemical name: Glycine, N-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| sarcosine dehydrogenase | <enzyme> An enzyme that cleaves sarcosine using some acceptor to produce glycine, formaldehyde, and a reduced acceptor molecule; a deficiency of this enzyme will result in sarcosinaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcosine oxidase | <enzyme> Catalyses the oxidative demethylation of sarcosine to glycine Registry number: EC 1.5.3.1 Synonym: sarcosine-oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating) (26 Jun 1999) |
| sarcosine reductase | <enzyme> Involved in sarcosine metabolism in eubacterium acidaminophilum Registry number: EC 1.4.4.- Synonym: n-methylglycine reductase (26 Jun 1999) |
| sarcosis | <medicine> Abnormal formation of flesh. Synonym: sarcoma. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr, flesh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcosome | 1. Formerly, any granule in a muscle fibre. 2. Now, sometimes used synonymously with myomitochondrion. Origin: sarco-+ G. Soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcostosis | Ossification of muscular tissue. Origin: sarco-+ G. Osteon, bone, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcotic | <medicine> Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. A sarcotic medicine. Origin: Gr., cf. F. Sarcotique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sarcotripsy | Rarely used term for use of a crushing forceps to stop haemorrhage. Origin: sarco-+ G. Tripsis, a rubbing (05 Mar 2000) |