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fast or rapid as in tachycardia or tachypnea
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Does tachypnea contain a prefix?
Yes, the prefix tachy means rapid. Tachypnea means rapid breathing.
What does the medical terminology combining form tachy- mean?
Tachy- means rapid.Tachy- means rapid.The prefix tachy- comes from the Greek words tachys (rapid or accelerated) as in tachycardia, which refers to an increase in heart rate.
Which prefix has the opposite meaning of brady?
tachy
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning rapid?
The prefix for rapid or fast is tachy-(as in tachycardia meaning rapid heartbeat).Tachy- is the medical terminology prefix meaning fast, as in tachyphylaxis or tachycardia.
What does the root word tachy mean?
The root word 'tachy' means 'fast, swift.'
Which combining form means rapid?
The medical terminology combining form for "rapid" is "tachy-." For instance, tachycardia is abnormally rapid heartrate.
What is the opposite of the medical terminology combining form Brady?
Tachy- is the opposite of brady-, so tachycardia means fast heartrate, and bradycardia means slow heartrate.
What disease was miley cyurs dignosed with?
Tachycardia, which means her heart rate speeds up and the rest of her body can't keep up. (Tachy means too fast and cardia means heart.)
What is the medical term meaning difficult movement?
"Ambulation" Kineso, kinesio, kinesia, kinesis, kinetic all stand for movement as a combining form or suffix in medical term.
How do you find the prefix and suffix and root word of bradycardia?
Tachy- is the suffix meaning fast or rapid. cardi/o or card/o is the combining form meaning heart. -ia is the suffix meaning abnormal condition or disease.
What is the ICD-9-CM code for sick sinus syndrome tachy-brady?
427.81
What do call afraid of fastness?
Tachyphobia, from the Greek words tachy (fast) and phobos (fear)
