variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
And new antibody drugs have helped increase the effectiveness of chemo while reducing side effects.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
His mother, Courtney Addison, tells Vogue he’s been on different types of treatments for four years, from chemo and immunotherapy to CAR-T therapy, and that finding a match for her son is critical now.
—Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Caspar watched the back of his head, sallow under the chemo fuzz.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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There’s a closeness here that allows viewers to spend a year at the poets’ home in Longmont, Co.; to accompany the couple on oncologist visits and chemo treatments; and to hover around their bed as the pair ponder the silly and the utterly serious.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
And new antibody drugs have helped increase the effectiveness of chemo while reducing side effects.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
His mother, Courtney Addison, tells Vogue he’s been on different types of treatments for four years, from chemo and immunotherapy to CAR-T therapy, and that finding a match for her son is critical now.
—Pia Velasco, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
Caspar watched the back of his head, sallow under the chemo fuzz.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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