indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved
chemotherapy
Word origin
New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy
chemo in American English
(ˈkimoʊ)
noun
Informal
chemotherapy
chemo- in American English
(ˈkimoʊ; ˈkimə; ˈkɛmoʊ; ˈkɛmə)
of, with, or by chemicals or chemistry
chemurgy
: also, before a vowel, chem-
Examples of 'chemo' in a sentence
chemo
She went through major surgery and chemo and treatment after treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Because the disease behaves a bit like cancer, they reckoned toxic chemo drugs might help.
The Sun (2007)
Despite the airstrike of chemo and radiation, we were fighting a war that could not be won.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A mastectomy was followed by a year of chemo, then radiation and further treatments.
Christianity Today (2000)
What's the difference between this patient and all the patients who die because they can't afford dialysis or chemo or surgery or their prescription drugs?