galacto-
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Translingual
[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 terms and taxonomic names; milk-related.
Synonyms
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[edit]- Category Translingual terms prefixed with galacto- not found
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
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