allanto-

combining form

variants or allant-

1

: allantoic : allantoid

allantochorion

allantoin

2

: sausage

allantiasis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, sausage, from allant-, a-, a, probably of Italic origin; akin to Latin alium garlic

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