chemos

1. 1
   nouncolloquial

   Plural of chemo.

   She has three more chemos scheduled before the end of summer.

   The early chemos left him exhausted but determined to keep going.

   Note

   Only the countable use of the clipping takes this plural. When chemo means a single treatment session, it can be counted (three more chemos). When it means the therapy in general, it stays uncountable (she is on chemo). The spelling is shared with the verb form, so context decides: in "her chemos" it is a noun, and in "she chemos" it is a verb.

2. 2
   verbcolloquial

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of chemo.

   The oncologist chemos her sickest patients early in the morning.

   The team chemos each patient on a strict three-week cycle.

   Note

   A clipped noun pressed into service as a verb, it inflects like any regular English verb and adds -s after he, she or it. It is transitive. The person giving the treatment is the subject and the patient is the object, as in "the oncologist chemos her patients." The verb belongs to informal talk; in formal writing, the full phrase "treat with chemotherapy" is the safe choice.

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