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che⋅mo

[kee-moh, kem-oh]
–noun, plural -mos. Informal.
chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.

Origin:
by shortening; see -o

chemo-

a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,” used in the formation of compound words: chemotherapy.
Also, especially before elements of Latin origin, chemi-.
Also, especially before a vowel, chem-.


Origin:
chem-, extracted from chemical or chemistry + -o- or -i-
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che·mo   (kē'mō, kěm'ō)   
n.   Informal
Chemotherapy or a chemotherapeutic treatment.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chemo
Pronunciation: 'kE-"mO
Function: noun
: CHEMOTHERAPY
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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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