chemo UK /ˈkiːməʊ/US /ˈkimoʊ/verb 1noun 1forms 3 verb1 •(informal) To treat with chemotherapy.We chemoed the tumor in the leg down by 92 percent, and the fourteen in her lungs vanished. — 2015 noun1 •(informal) Clipping of chemotherapy.I couldn’t control my bowels. “You just need to recover from chemo,” I was told. — 2026 formschemoed · chemoing · chemos