tachy-
Prefix Medical Terminology
Fast or rapid.
Example: tachycardia (fast heart rate)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 19 Key Terms · OpenStax
Terms built with tachy-
- tachycardiaHeart rate faster than 100 beats per minute in an adult.
- tachypneaBreathing faster than normal; in adults, more than 20 breaths per minute.
Related terms
- sub-Under or below.
- super-Above, over, or excessive.
- supra-Above or over.
- syn-, sym-Together or joined.
- tetra-Four.
- trans-Across or through.
- tri-Three.
- uni-One.