variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
However, one child was admitted back into the hospital that morning and another was not feeling up to it after a round a chemo.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to a harsh regimen of chemo, Audrey takes multiple other medicines, one for nausea and another to protect her heart and bladder.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
But exhaustion from the chemo anchored him to his parents’ basement.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The cancer returned in 2009, and Joosten received another surgery along with four rounds of chemo.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
However, one child was admitted back into the hospital that morning and another was not feeling up to it after a round a chemo.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In addition to a harsh regimen of chemo, Audrey takes multiple other medicines, one for nausea and another to protect her heart and bladder.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
But exhaustion from the chemo anchored him to his parents’ basement.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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