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

One of the early studies showed 40 percent improvements in three-year survival rates compared to standard chemo.

From FiveThirtyEight

Only unlike real patients, the organoids can be subjected to all sorts of harsh experiments to zero in on the precise chemo cocktails that destroy them in the best possible way.

From Nautilus

The chemo drugs used to treat it haven’t changed in 40 years, Plenker says.

From Nautilus

For example, chemo might destroy the tumor’s outer cell layer, but the inner ones can develop resistance, so where single cells may die, a 3D mass will bounce back.

From Nautilus

My immune system responded poorly to chemo, so the therapy had dragged on for an additional six months.

From Washington Post

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.

From The Daily Beast

“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.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From The Daily Beast