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English
Etymology
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Mostly clippings of various scientific terms prefixed with brachy- (short), from the Ancient Greek βραχύ (brakhú).
Pronunciation
Noun
brachy (plural brachys)
- (informal) Clipping of brachycephalic.
- “Britain's top vet wants you to avoid cute dogs”, in Newsbeat, BBC, 2017 March 13
- In fact over 80 percent of brachys need caesarean sections because they can't give birth properly.
- (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.
- (informal) Clipping of Brachyrhaphis.
- (orthography, printing) A breve, as applied to Ancient Greek <˘>.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
brachy m anim
- accusative/instrumental plural of brach