Meanings
nounbrachy (plural brachys)
plural brachys
- abbreviationclippinginformalClipping 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 - abbreviationclippinginformalClipping 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 - abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of Brachyrhaphis.
- communicationsA breve, as applied to Ancient Greek <˘>.
Origin
Mostly clippings of various scientific terms prefixed with brachy- (short), from the Ancient Greek βραχύ (brakhú).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brachy
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APA
brachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachy
MLA
“brachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brachy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachy.
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