polysarcousadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈsɑːkəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈsɑrkəs/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: polysarcia n., -ous suffix; Greek πολύσαρκος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: Either < polysarc- (in polysarcia n.) + -ous suffix, or < ancient Greek πολύσαρκος very fleshy (see polysarcia n.) + -ous suffix.

Medicine. rare.

Corpulent, obese.In quot. 2005, humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > growth of abnormal tissue

hypertrophied1835

hypertrophous1836

heteroplastic1854

hyperplastic1873

hyperplasic1886

polysarcous1890

hypercellular1955

1890 Cent. Dict. Polysarcous, affected with polysarcia; obese.

2005 aether.mux.net 18 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) ‘“A tragic case of the dead…”’ Andreas is quite a savage mimic when she wants to be. ‘I think that would be excessively melodramatic, my polysarcous sibling.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polysarcous
释义	polysarcousadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈsɑːkəs/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈsɑrkəs/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: polysarcia n., -ous suffix; Greek πολύσαρκος , -ous suffix. Etymology: Either < polysarc- (in polysarcia n.) + -ous suffix, or < ancient Greek πολύσαρκος very fleshy (see polysarcia n.) + -ous suffix. Medicine. rare. Corpulent, obese.In quot. 2005, humorous. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > growth of abnormal tissue hypertrophied1835 hypertrophous1836 heteroplastic1854 hyperplastic1873 hyperplasic1886 polysarcous1890 hypercellular1955 1890 Cent. Dict. Polysarcous, affected with polysarcia; obese. 2005 aether.mux.net 18 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) ‘“A tragic case of the dead…”’ Andreas is quite a savage mimic when she wants to be. ‘I think that would be excessively melodramatic, my polysarcous sibling.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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