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lact/o — Milk

lact/o means milk. Latin source words and medical terminology examples: lactation.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Milk

• Latin: lac lactis

Examples and word parts

lactation

The production and release of milk.

Word parts: lact (milk) + -ation (process)

Recorded forms: lact-, lacti-, lacto-

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