chemo

¹ American  

[kee-moh, kem-oh] / ˈki moʊ, ˈkɛm oʊ /

noun

Informal.

plural

chemos

1. chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.

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chemo- ² American  

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

   chemotherapy.

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chemo ¹ British  

/ ˈkiːməʊ /

noun

1. informal short for chemotherapy

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chemo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved

   chemotherapy

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Etymology

Origin of chemo¹

By shortening; -o

Origin of chemo-²

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

Example Sentences

“And she was too tired from the chemo and didn’t want me ‘underfoot,’” she said, making them again.

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“I’m done with the chemo,” Laura replied.

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“She wore this special ice pack on her head during the chemo because I was freaking about her going bald. She had to stay at the infusion center an extra two hours, and she hated it there, but she did it for me.”

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And unlike Laura, who’d had surgery and chemo and now radiation to get better, his mom hadn’t even stayed in the hospital even though she would lose him if she left.

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“You can’t have chemo and radiation if you’re going to have a baby,” she said softly.

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