Meaning
prefixtachy-
fast, rapid
GreekGeneral
Terms built from tachy-
2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with tachy- marked.
tachy- decoded step by step
2 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The prefix tachy- means “fast”.
- The root cardi/o means “heart”.
- The suffix -ia means “condition”.
- Together: Abnormally rapid heart rate, typically over 100 beats per minute.
- The prefix tachy- means “fast”.
- The suffix -pnea means “breathing”.
- Together: Abnormally rapid breathing.
Parts that combine with tachy-
Word parts that appear alongside tachy- in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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