oncology
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ə noun
1.
the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
2.
the study of cancer.
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oncology (ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the branch of medicine concerned with the study, classification, and treatment of tumours | |
| oncological | |
| —adj | |
| on'cologist | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
oncology
1857, coined in Eng. from Mod.L. onco- "tumor," from Gk. onkos "mass, bulk" + Eng. -logy "science or study of," from Gk. logia, from logos "word."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
oncology on·col·o·gy (ŏn-kŏl'ə-jē, ŏng-)
n.
The branch of medicine dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological properties of tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
on'co·log'i·cal (-kə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) or on'co·log'ic (-lŏj'ĭk) adj.
on·col'o·gist n.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| oncology (ŏn-kŏl'ə-jē) Pronunciation Key
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. |
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
oncology [(ong-kol-uh-jee, on-kol-uh-jee)]The branch of medicine devoted to the study, treatment, and cure of cancer.
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Example sentences
The test helps explain a long-standing puzzle in oncology.
We have been told by an oncology surgeon that her case is inoperable.
Eat lunch at that cafeteria and you will hear conversations that drift from holography to oncology.
If so, you are applying a radiation oncology technique rather than a chemotherapy technique.
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