See Also: lacto-(dictionary)
lacto-vegetarian(dictionary)
lacto-ovo-vegetarian(medicine)
lacto-N-biosidase(medicine)
Kaposi(dictionary)
Kaposi's sarcoma(health)
Kaposi, Moritz(medicine)
sarcoma, kaposi(medicine)
kaposi's sarcoma(medicine)
kaposi sarcoma(medicine)

Kaposi's sarcoma (health) and lacto- (iou)


Kaposi's sarcoma (health)


A type of cancer characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels that develop into skin lesions or occur internally.





lacto- (iou)



lacto- combining form.
[from Latin lact-, lac milk: see -O-.]
Of, pertaining to, or derived from milk.
Chiefly Chemistry. Relating to or derived from lactic acid or lactose.
lactoba'cillus noun, pl. -lli, any of various rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus which convert carbohydrates to lactic acid in the gut and in fermenting natural (esp. dairy) products E20.
lacto'bionate noun a salt of lactobionic acid E20.
lactobi'onic adjective [BI- + -ONIC]:
lactobionic acid, a syrupy organic acid produced by oxidation of lactose L19.
lactocele noun (Medicine) = GALACTOCELE M19.
lactochrome noun (Biochemistry) a yellow-orange pigment orig. extracted from milk and now identified with riboflavin L19.
lacto'ferrin noun (Biochemistry) a bactericidal iron-binding protein found esp. in milk M20.
lacto'flavin noun (Biochemistry) = RIBOFLAVIN M20.
lac'tometer noun an instrument for measuring the relative density of milk E19.
lacto'nitrile noun a yellow liquid, CH3CH(OH)CN, the nitrile of lactic acid, used in the manufacture of acrylonitrile L19.
lacto-ovo-vege'tarian adjective & noun (a) adjective (of a diet) consisting only of dairy products, eggs, and Vegetables; (b) noun a person who subsists on such a diet: M20.
lactope'roxidase noun a peroxidase occurring in milk and saliva M20.
lacto'phenol noun a solution of phenol and lactic acid in glycerol and distilled water, used for mounting biological specimens L19.
lacto'protein noun a protein which occurs normally in milk M19.
lactoscope noun an instrument for measuring the quality of milk from its translucence M19.