galacto-
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”)
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galacto-
- Used to form medical terms and taxonomic names; milk-related.
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- Category Translingual terms prefixed with galacto- not found
English edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”)
Prefix edit
galacto-
- Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
- Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
- galacto- + -centric → galactocentric
Derived terms edit
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