See Also: galacto-(medicine)
galacto-(dictionary)

galacto- (iou)



galacto- combining form. Before a vowel galact-.
[from Greek gala, galakt- milk + -O-.]
With the sense 'of milk'.
With the sense 'of galactose'.
With the sense 'of the Galaxy or of a galaxy'.
galactocele noun (Medicine) a milk-filled swelling in the breast due to a blocked milk duct M19.
galacto'centric adjective with respect to the centre of the Galaxy M20.
galac'tophorous adjective conveying milk M18.
galactopoi'esis noun [Greek poiesis production] production of milk M19.
galactopoi'etic adjective [Greek poietikos capable of producing] tending to produce milk M17.
galacto'rrhoea noun excessive or inappropriate production of milk M19.
galactu'ronic adjective:
galacturonic acid, the uronic acid derived from galactose, present esp. in pectins E20.