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brachy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbɹæki/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of brachycephalic.
    • In fact over 80 percent of brachys need caesarean sections because they can't give birth properly. “Britain's top vet wants you to avoid cute dogs”, in Newsbeat, BBC, 13 March 2017
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of brachytherapy.
    • Indications to include the distal third of the vagina include: unfavorable histology when treating with chemo + brachy only and vaginal recurrence. 2013, John Suh, Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide, Demos Medical Publishing,, →ISBN, page 413:
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of Brachyrhaphis.
  4. A breve, as applied to Ancient Greek <˘>.

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brachys Number=Plur lexicographic