[1895–1900; sarco- + -plasm]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Marxism, apothecaries' measure, cutback, flamenco, slapsticksarco- is a combining form meaning “flesh,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix sarco- include: sarcoadenoma, sarcolemma, sarcophagous, sarcophile, sarcosome; -plasm is a combining form with the meanings “living substance,” “tissue,” “substance ofa cell,” used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -plasm include: cytoplasm, endoplasm, neoplasm