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bot. , the fleshy covering of a seed 

 lying between the internal and 

 external covering ; also called 

 ' sarcocarp. ' 



sarcolemma, n., sdrtc'-o-Umf-md 

 (Gr. sane, flesh ; kmma, skin, 

 rind), in anat., the proper tub- 

 ular sheath of muscular fibre. 



sarcolobeaB, n. plu., sdrk'-o-lob'&'e 

 (Gr. sarx, flesh ; lobos, a lobe), 

 in bot. , thick and fleshy cotyled- 

 ons, as in the bean and pea. 



sarcoma, n., sdrk-dm'-a (Gr. sark- 

 oma, a fleshy excrescence from 

 sarx, flesh), any firm fleshy 

 tumour or excrescence not in- 

 flammatory ; a growth chiefly 

 composed of tissue resembling 

 the immature or embryonic form 

 of connective tissue ; now applied 

 to a solid malignant tumour, 

 distinguished from cancers by 

 the arrangement of the cellular 

 elements of which it consists 

 the latter may be * round,' 

 * spindle - shaped, ' or polynucle- 

 ated : sarcomata, n. plu., sdrk- 

 8m'dt-a, or sarcomatous tumours, 

 are generally innocent growths, 

 but many are in every respect as 

 malignant as true cancer : sarc- 

 omata assume different forms, 

 known by such names as 'spindle- 

 celled sarcoma ' ; ' recurrent 

 fibroid - tumour ' ; ' fibre - plastic 

 tumour ' ; and ' fibro - nucleated 

 tumour,' the last being the com- 

 monest and best known. 



sarcoptes, n. plu., sdrk-tip'-tez, 

 also sarcocopta, n. plu., sdrk'o- 

 kdp'td (Gr. sarx, flesh ; kopto, 

 I wound, I injure), the itch 

 insect. 



sarcosis, n., sdrk-dz'is (Gr. sark- 

 osis, the producing of flesh 

 from sarx, flesh), the generation 

 of flesh : sarcotic, a., sdrk-dt'fk, 

 that promotes the growth of flesh : 

 sarcous, a., sdr&us, having ele- 

 ments that produce flesh ; of or 

 pert, to muscle or flesh. 



sarcosperm, n., sdrk'o-sperm (Gr. 

 sarx, flesh ; sperma, seed), same 



sense as 'sarcoderm,' which 

 see. 



sardonic laughter, sar-dtin'-ik (so 

 named from the sardonica herb, 

 which is said when eaten to 

 produce convulsive motions of 

 the cheeks and lips ; Gr. sar- 

 donios, a scornful, bitter laugh), 

 a convulsive horrible grin ; the 

 ' risus sardonicus. ' 



sarmentum, n., sdr-merit'-tim, 

 sarmenta, n. plu., sdr-ment'-a (L. 

 sarmentum, a twig), in bot., the 

 slender woody stem of climbing 

 plants ; a flagellum or runner 

 giving off leaves and roots at in- 

 tervals, as the strawberry : sar- 

 mentous, a., sdr-m^nt'-us, having 

 a running naked stem. 



Sarraceniaceae, n. plu., sar'-ra,- 

 sen-i'd'se-e (after Dr. Sarrasin, a 

 French physician), the Side- 

 saddle flower, Water-pitcher, or 

 Trumpet-leaf flower, an Order of 

 plants having radical leaves, 

 whose petioles are so folded as to 

 form ascidia or hollow tubes : 

 Sarracenia, n., sdr'ra'Senf-i-d, a 

 genus of plants called the Trum- 

 pet-leaf: Sarracenia purpurea, 

 per-pur'&'d (L. purpurZus, 

 purple) ; S. flava, flatfci (L. 

 fldvus, golden, yellow); S. rubra, 

 rdb'-rd (L. rubrus, red); and S. 

 Drummondii, drtim-mond'-i-l 

 (after Drummond, a botanist), 

 have pitchers with open mouths 

 and erect lids, into which rain- 

 water can easily enter ; while S. 

 variolaria, vdr-l'-dldr^i'd (L. 

 vdrto, I diversify), and S. psitta- 

 cina, sU'-ia'Sin'-a (L. psittdcmus, 

 pert, to a parrot from psittacus, 

 a parrot), are species which have 

 their mouths closed by a lid, 

 through which rain can hardly 

 enter. 



sarsaparilla, n., sArs'-a-pdr-tt'la 

 (Sp. zarzaparitta from zarza, 

 a bramble ; parrilla, a vine), a 

 medicinal substance obtained 

 from various species of the genus 

 Similax, Order Similaceae, the 



