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# chemotherapy

noun (chemotherapy, uncountable; short: chemo)

«chemotherapy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Chemotherapy is a treatment for cancer that uses strong medicines to kill the sick cells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#m1)
2. It can make people tired and sometimes lose their hair for a while. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#m2)

### In the lessons

Met in adult life seen by a child (a parent or grandparent having chemo), health lessons and kind talk; usually shortened to «chemo».

### Examples

- Grandma is having chemotherapy for her cancer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x1)
- Chemotherapy made Mr Hall very tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x2)
- His hair grew back after chemo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x3)
- The nurse explained how chemotherapy works. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x4)
- Our class made cards for a teacher during her chemo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x5)
- Some people have chemotherapy in hospital, some at a clinic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Informal: chemo. Hair loss is not catching, and you cannot catch cancer from someone. It often helps people get better, but not always.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chemotherapy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chemotherapy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chemotherapy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chemotherapy.html) on Mova free.