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Multiple Choice

The prefix brady- means:

Brady- indicates slowness or below-normal speed. It’s used for conditions like bradycardia (slow heart rate) and bradypnea (slow breathing). So the description of below-normal, slow best fits. In contrast, tachy- means fast/rapid, iso- means equal, and normo- or eu- refer to normal.

Brady- indicates slowness or below-normal speed. It’s used for conditions like bradycardia (slow heart rate) and bradypnea (slow breathing). So the description of below-normal, slow best fits. In contrast, tachy- means fast/rapid, iso- means equal, and normo- or eu- refer to normal.