variants
or less commonly chemi-
1
: chemical : chemistry
chemotaxis
2
: chemically
chemisorb
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New Atlas, 16 July 2025
Typically, patients go through about 10 weeks of this pre-surgical chemo.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 June 2025
The process is gruelling: a blood clot after surgery, an infection during chemo, months of recovery.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Algorithms also predict tumor aggressiveness, helping oncologists tailor chemo or radiation plans to each individual’s biology rather than a population average.
—Yidi Xu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Thankfully, there are effective medications that can be administered alongside chemo to reduce the risk of this unpleasant side effect.
—New Atlas, 16 July 2025
Typically, patients go through about 10 weeks of this pre-surgical chemo.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 13 June 2025
The process is gruelling: a blood clot after surgery, an infection during chemo, months of recovery.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Algorithms also predict tumor aggressiveness, helping oncologists tailor chemo or radiation plans to each individual’s biology rather than a population average.
—Yidi Xu, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for chemo
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“Chemo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemo. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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