asco-

1. a combining form meaning “sac,” used in the formation of compound words:

   ascomycete.

asco-

combining_form

1. indicating a bladder or ascus

   ascomycete

Word History and Origins

Origin of asco-¹

< Greek asko-, combining form of askós wineskin, bladder, belly

Word History and Origins

Origin of asco-¹

from Greek askos bladder

Example Sentences

This includes Cyclona, the ribald drag persona of Robert Legorreta; John Valadez, whose ‘70s-era photographs captured the modish aesthetics of Eastside youth; and Patssi Valdez, who, with Gronk, formed part of the influential conceptual group Asco. Valdez is represented by a self-portrait that shows her skeptically side-eyeing the camera, as well as a video titled “Hot Pink” depicting a crew of glamorous postpunk collaborators bending gender and ethnicity.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1989, Michelle T. Clinton, Naomi Quiñonez and I edited an anthology, “Invocation L.A.: Urban Multicultural Poetry,” the first of its kind about Los Angeles, which collected poems by writers ranging from machinist-poet Fred Voss to the late Akilah Nayo Oliver and Wanda Coleman, from organizer-poet Deena Metzger to Harry Gamboa Jr. of the famed Asco art group — as well as Russell Leong and Amy Uyematsu.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of her focus at LACMA, where she has been on staff for 16 years and for the past four has headed its contemporary department, has been Latino art — most notably “Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972–1987,” unraveling the tangled history of the influential L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

In the ephemera presented at VPAM, you see so much cross pollination with the city’s visual arts and literary scenes — with figures such as Asco co-founder Harry Gamboa Jr. and poet Marisela Norte staging happenings with artists like Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara, a performance artist and musician who also figures prominently in “Sonic Terrains.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gralow, of ASCO, said the study affirms that the future of cancer treatment is a narrower approach based on cancer type, such as a tailored plan that addresses the specific characteristics of a tumor.

From Washington Post