brachy

brachy

See also: brachy-

English

Etymology

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Mostly clippings of various scientific terms prefixed with brachy- (short), from the Ancient Greek βραχύ (brakhú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹæki/
• Rhymes: -æki

Noun

brachy (plural brachys)

1. (informal) Clipping of brachycephalic.
   • “Britain's top vet wants you to avoid cute dogs”, in Newsbeat‎, BBC, 13 March 2017

     In fact over 80 percent of brachys need caesarean sections because they can't give birth properly.

2. (informal) Clipping of brachytherapy.
   • 2013, John Suh, Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide, Demos Medical Publishing,, →ISBN, page 413:

     Indications to include the distal third of the vagina include: unfavorable histology when treating with chemo + brachy only and vaginal recurrence.

3. (informal) Clipping of Brachyrhaphis.
4. (orthography, printing) A breve, as applied to Ancient Greek <˘>.