galacto-

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, milk, milky sap, the Milky Way)

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galacto-

  1. Used to form medical terms and taxonomic names; milk-related.

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  • Category Translingual terms prefixed with galacto- not found

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Etymology

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, milk, milky sap, the Milky Way)

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galacto-

  1. Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
  2. Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
    galacto- + ‎-centric → ‎galactocentric

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