variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
After he was declared in remission, Paul joined a clinical trial and had a year of maintenance chemo.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When Rayya refuses chemo, Gilbert rents her a penthouse, then starts buying her things: a Range Rover, a piano, a Rolex.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hospitals started bringing stand-up comedians into chemo wards.
—Sadhna Bokhiria, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Noun
After a double mastectomy, Shearer faced months of chemo and radiation, which took a toll on her body.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
After he was declared in remission, Paul joined a clinical trial and had a year of maintenance chemo.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
When Rayya refuses chemo, Gilbert rents her a penthouse, then starts buying her things: a Range Rover, a piano, a Rolex.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hospitals started bringing stand-up comedians into chemo wards.
—Sadhna Bokhiria, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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