galacto-

a combining form meaning “milk,” used in the formation of compound words: galactopoietic.
Also especially before a vowel, galact-.

Origin of galacto-

< Greek galakto-, combining form of galakt-, stem of gála milk

Words nearby galacto-

galactic pole, galactic poles, galactic year, galactico, galactin, galacto-, galactobolic, galactocele, galactoid, galactokinase, galactokinase deficiency

British Dictionary definitions for galacto-

galacto-

before a vowel galact-

combining form

milk or milky galactometer

Word Origin for galacto-

from Greek galakt-, gala

Medical definitions for galacto-

galacto-

pref.

Milk:galactotherapy.