chemo-

a combining form with the meanings “chemical,” “chemically induced,” “chemistry,” used in the formation of compound words: chemotherapy.
Also especially before elements of Latin origin, chemi-. Also especially before a vowel, chem-.

Origin of chemo-

chem-, extracted from chemical or chemistry + -o- or -i-

Words nearby chemo-

chemist, chemistry, chemmy, chemnitz, chemo, chemo-, chemo-organotroph, chemoattractant, chemoautotroph, chemoautroph, chemobiotic

British Dictionary definitions for chemo-

chemo-

chemi- or before a vowel chem-

combining form

indicating that chemicals or chemical reactions are involved chemotherapy

Word Origin for chemo-

New Latin, from Late Greek khēmeia; see alchemy

Medical definitions for chemo-

chemo-

pref.

Chemicals; chemical:chemotherapy.