chemo

[ kee-moh, kem-oh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Informal.

, plural che·mos.

chemo-

a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,” used in the formation of compound words:
chemotherapy.

chemo-

chemo

/ ˈkiːməʊ /

Origin of chemo¹

By shortening; -o

Origin of chemo²

chem-, extracted from chemical or chemistry + -o- or -i-

Origin of chemo¹

New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy

At the time that sounded like a great idea, but I was also about to start chemo and so that idea was temporarily put on hold.

“I would sit with her and talk while she was in chemo at UCLA,” he says.

He goes to the hospital practically every day for what he called a quick shot of chemo.

Her body was being destroyed by chemo and I became devoted to helping her.

After surgery, the patients all received the standard therapy of chemo, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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