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galactocele

galactocele noun: a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.

Noun

galactocele (plural galactoceles)

  1. A cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.

galactocele meaning in Tamil

galactocele in Tamil

பால் சுரப்பி வீக்கம், பால் கட்டி, பால்பந்துக்கட்டி

Forms of galactocele

pluralgalactoceles

Origin of galactocele

From galacto- + -cele.

Questions about galactocele

What does galactocele mean?
Galactocele means a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.
What is galactocele in Tamil?
Galactocele in Tamil is பால் சுரப்பி வீக்கம், பால் கட்டி, பால்பந்துக்கட்டி. See Galactocele meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is galactocele?
Galactocele is a noun.
What is the plural of galactocele?
The plural of galactocele is galactoceles.

Words near galactocele in the dictionary

  1. galactitol
  2. galactitols
  3. galacto-
  4. galacto-oligosaccharide
  5. galactobiose
  6. galactocele
  7. galactoceles
  8. galactocentric
  9. galactocentrically
  10. galactoceramide
  11. galactoceramides

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