variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
In the months that followed, her road to recovery was slowed by setbacks, including adverse reactions to chemo and unexpected craniotomies (surgeries) that delayed her treatment.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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
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Noun
Caspar watched the back of his head, sallow under the chemo fuzz.
—Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
In the months that followed, her road to recovery was slowed by setbacks, including adverse reactions to chemo and unexpected craniotomies (surgeries) that delayed her treatment.
—Lawrence Yee, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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