variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
That means people [going] through chemo or who have autoimmune diseases, and health issues like that can use them.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
After his second round of chemo, a PET scan showed no active lymphoma cells.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Hot chemo, Archer explains, has a better shot of penetrating and killing cancer cells, thus giving Jeremy more time.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The thought of losing our hair—through chemo, the menopause, stress—is our worst nightmare.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
That means people [going] through chemo or who have autoimmune diseases, and health issues like that can use them.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
After his second round of chemo, a PET scan showed no active lymphoma cells.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Hot chemo, Archer explains, has a better shot of penetrating and killing cancer cells, thus giving Jeremy more time.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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