sarc-

¹

1. variant of sarco-, especially before a vowel:

   sarcoma.

-sarc

²

1. a combining form meaning “one having flesh or tissue” of the kind specified by the initial element:

   ectosarc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarc-¹

< Greek -sarcos, derivative of sárx flesh

Example Sentences

But because the plan appeared to run roughshod over Venezuelan and international law, it required the approval of what is known as the Sensitive Activity Review Committee, or SARC, a secretive panel of senior State and Justice Department officials that is reserved for the most sensitive DEA cases involving tricky ethical, legal or foreign policy considerations.

From Seattle Times

On Feb. 25, 2020, officials said, the embassy finally approved the SARC.

From New York Times

When agents want to launder money to gain criminals’ trust or investigate high-level foreign officials, they are generally required to submit their plans to a Sensitive Activity Review Committee, or SARC.

From New York Times

The Southlake Anti-Racism Coalition, or SARC, said in a statement that is not happy that the law mandates public schools put up these posters.

From Salon

"SARC is disturbed by the precedent displaying these posters in every school will set and the chilling effect this blatant intrusion of religion in what should be a secular public institution will have on the student body, especially those who do not practice the dominant Christian faith," the statement read.

From Salon