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oncology

[ ong-kol-uh-jee ]
/ ɒŋˈkɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
the study of cancer.
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Origin of oncology

First recorded in 1855–60; onco- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM oncology

on·co·log·ic [ong-kuh-loj-ik], /ˌɒŋ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, on·co·log·i·cal, adjectiveon·col·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for oncology

oncology
/ (ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ) /

noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the study, classification, and treatment of tumours

Derived forms of oncology

oncological (ˌɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveoncologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for oncology

oncology
[ ŏn-kŏlə-jē ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
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Cultural definitions for oncology

oncology
[ (ong-kol-uh-jee, on-kol-uh-jee) ]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study, treatment, and cure of cancer.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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