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moʊ, ˈkɛm noun, plural che·mos. Informal.
chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.
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chemo-
a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,” used in the formation of compound words: chemotherapy.
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| chemo-, (before a vowel) chemi- or (before a vowel) chem- | |
| —combining form | |
| indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved: chemotherapy | |
| [New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see | |
| chemi-, (before a vowel) chemi- or (before a vowel) chem- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see | |
| chem-, (before a vowel) chemi- or (before a vowel) chem- | |
| —combining form | |
| [New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see | |
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Word Origin & History
chemo-
comb. form of chemical, used to form scientific compound words from c.1900.
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Medical Dictionary
chemo che·mo (kē'mō, kěm'ō)
n.
Chemotherapy or a chemotherapeutic treatment.
chemo- or chemi- or chem-
pref.
Chemicals; chemical: chemotherapy.
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Example sentences
It's one thing for the chemo to be treated for all users, or liver disease.
More than half developed serious complications, twice the rate of patients given chemo alone, the study says.
Indeed, he faces the possibility of not being at all if the chemo proves useless.
My older brother is dying of chemo and radiation poisoning.
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