chemo

[ kee-moh, kem-oh ]

noun,plural che·mos.Informal.
  1. chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.

Origin of chemo

1
By shortening; see -o

Other definitions for chemo- (2 of 2)

chemo-

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

Origin of chemo-

2
chem-, extracted from chemical or chemistry + -o- or -i-
  • Also especially before elements of Latin origin, chemi-.
  • Also especially before a vowel, chem-.

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British Dictionary definitions for chemo (1 of 2)

chemo

/ (ˈkiːməʊ) /


noun
  1. informal short for chemotherapy

British Dictionary definitions for chemo- (2 of 2)

chemo-

combining form
  1. indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved: chemotherapy

Origin of chemo-

2
New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy

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