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chemo

SayKEE-moh/ˈkimoʊ/UK/ˈkiːməʊ/

Verbchemos, chemoing, chemoed

2 meanings of chemo

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  1. 1
    nouncolloquialcountable or uncountableabbreviationclipping
    Clipping of chemotherapy. A short, casual word for the cancer drug treatment.

    She starts chemo next week and is nervous about the side effects.

    After three rounds of chemo, his scans came back clear.

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  2. 2
    verbcolloquialtransitive
    To give a person chemotherapy to help fight cancer.

    The doctors decided to chemo her right away.

    They chemoed him for six months before the operation.

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