Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0156 short lesson, about 20 seconds
tachy-: Fast
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The idea
The prefix tachy means fast, rapid, or accelerated.
In practice
Tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate.
Where people slip
Tachy describes rate. A different prefix describes an amount above normal.
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