Galactoid

/ɡəˈlæktɔɪd/ adjective

Definition

Resembling milk in appearance, consistency, or quality; having a milky appearance.

Etymology

From Greek 'gala' (milk) + '-oid' (resembling or similar to). A descriptive suffix that means 'milk-like.'

Kelly Says

The -oid suffix is incredibly useful in medicine—it lets doctors describe things that look like milk without being milk, like galactoid discharge from a non-nursing breast.

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