| 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) |
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| 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) |
| sarcotubules | The continuous system of membranous tubules in striated muscle that corresponds to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of other cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sarcous | <anatomy> Fleshy; applied to the minute stryctural elements, called sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated muscular fibre is composed. Origin: Gr, flesh. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sard | <chemical> A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish red colour. See the Note under Chalcedony. Origin: L. Sarda, Gr, or (sc), i.e, Sardian stone, fr. Sardian, Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F. Sarde. Cf. Sardius. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardachate | <chemical> A variety of agate containing sard. Origin: L. Sardachates: cf. F. Sardachate. See Sard, and Agate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardel | <zoology> A sardine. Origin: It. Sardella. See Sardine a fish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sardine | <zoology> Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pichardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden. Origin: F. Sardine (cf. Sp. Sardina, sarda, It. Sardina, sardella), L. Sardina, sarda; cf. Gr,; so called from island of sardinia, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |