variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Ringing that bell, finishing chemo and on your way!
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
The report, the detailed forecast, and the lumpectomy Simpson underwent with no follow-up chemo, were not widely available to breast cancer patients as recently as 15 years ago.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
That’s partly because writing Iles-style — those 20-hour marathons — during chemo nearly killed him.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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Noun
Alberta, who is undergoing chemo for cancer, gets possessed by the devil and becomes almost unrecognizable.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Sep. 2024
Ringing that bell, finishing chemo and on your way!
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
The report, the detailed forecast, and the lumpectomy Simpson underwent with no follow-up chemo, were not widely available to breast cancer patients as recently as 15 years ago.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
That’s partly because writing Iles-style — those 20-hour marathons — during chemo nearly killed him.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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