variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Most, if not all, are here for the day — three-four-five hours of chemo and pre- and post-treatments of steroids and other medications.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
With cancer, what happens is that the radiation and the chemo and the surgery just damages your body.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Instead, Harvey did 16 months of chemo followed by immunotherapy.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Most, if not all, are here for the day — three-four-five hours of chemo and pre- and post-treatments of steroids and other medications.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Hopefully no chemo or radiation after this and I should have normal function with my breathing.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
With cancer, what happens is that the radiation and the chemo and the surgery just damages your body.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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