noun
Brady
BRAY-dee
noun
1
Informal short form of bradycardia, an abnormally slow heart rate.
"The nurse flagged the patient's brady on the monitor overnight."
verb
1
To have an abnormally slow heartbeat.
"The patient started to brady during the procedure, so the team paused."
How to Use Brady
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMedical shorthand for a slow heart rate (bradycardia), used mostly by clinicians.
When to use it
Clinical slang, not standard outside hospital settings.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
bradied past tense, Bradys plural, bradies plural, bradies singular
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