brady-
Prefix Medical Terminology
Slow.
Example: bradycardia (slow heart rate)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 7 Key Terms · OpenStax
Terms built with brady-
- bradycardiaHeart rate slower than 60 beats per minute in an adult.
- bradypneaBreathing slower than normal; in adults, fewer than 12 breaths per minute.
Related terms
- anti-Against or opposing.
- auto-Self.
- bi-Two or twice.
- bio-Life or living tissue.
- cata-Down or breaking down.
- circum-Around.
- con-With or together.
- contra-Against or opposite.