chemo

¹

[ kee-moh, kem-oh ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural che·mos.

1. chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.

chemo-

²

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

   chemotherapy.

chemo

¹

/ ˈkiːməʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   short for chemotherapy

chemo-

²

combining_form

1. indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved

   chemotherapy

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemo¹

By shortening; -o

Origin of chemo²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chemo¹

New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy

Example Sentences

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.

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

From The Daily Beast

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

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

From The Daily Beast

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

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