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chemo

1

[ kee-moh, kem-oh ]

noun

Informal.
plural chemos.
  1. chemotherapy or a chemotherapy treatment.

chemo-

2
  1. a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,” used in the formation of compound words:

    chemotherapy.

chemo

1

/ ˈ쾱ːəʊ /

noun

  1. informal.
    short for chemotherapy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chemo-

2

combining_form

  1. indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved

    chemotherapy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chemo1

By shortening; -o

Origin of chemo2

chem-, extracted from chemical or chemistry + -o- or -i-
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chemo1

New Latin, from Late Greek ŧ𾱲; see alchemy

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