variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After eight chemo treatments and 35 radiation treatments, Moira was declared cancer-free, but Mac’s condition worsened.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 14 May 2025
He was hospitalized and underwent radiation and chemo.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Each month, Zahab went for a few days of chemo and monoclonal therapy.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
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Noun
Clearly the machinery to execute radiation or laser treatments is capex but what about the hospital facilities for the chemo or hormone treatments which are being researched?
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
After eight chemo treatments and 35 radiation treatments, Moira was declared cancer-free, but Mac’s condition worsened.
—Eileen Finan, People.com, 14 May 2025
He was hospitalized and underwent radiation and chemo.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Each month, Zahab went for a few days of chemo and monoclonal therapy.
—Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 2 May 2025
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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