galacto-
prefixEtymology From New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem γάλακτ- (gálakt-) of γάλα (gála, “milk, milky sap, the Milky Way”).
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Morpheme Used to form medical and biochemical terms related to galactose
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Morpheme Used to form astronomical terms related to galaxies
- galacto- + -centric → galactocentric