Tachy

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Tachycardia. colloquial
  2. 2
    Tachypnoea. colloquial
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tetchy. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
  2. 2
    Tachycardic. colloquial, not-comparable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Variant of tetchy, of uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

Clipping of terms prefixed with tachy-.

Related phrases

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