Definition of "brachy"

In fact over 80 percent of brachys need caesarean sections because they can't give birth properly.

“Britain's top vet wants you to avoid cute dogs”, in Newsbeat‎, BBC, 13 March 2017

Indications to include the distal third of the vagina include: unfavorable histology when treating with chemo + brachy only and vaginal recurrence.

2013, John Suh, Radiation Oncology Self-Assessment Guide, Demos Medical Publishing,, page 413