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

Words nearby oncology

oncogenesis, oncogenic, oncogenicity, oncogenic virus, oncolite, oncology, oncolysis, oncoming, on commission, on condition that, on consignment

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How to use oncology in a sentence

Halthcare workers like Christina Kim, an oncology nurse practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital, have countered misinformation with their own videos taking on misinformation head-to-head as well as taking questions from their audiences.
Health Workers Are Going Viral on TikTok for Debunking COVID-19 Myths|Tara Law|January 5, 2021|Time
While AstraZeneca is especially strong in oncology medicines, Alexion has a focus on rare diseases, particularly those caused by the uncontrolled activation of part of the body’s immune response called the complement system.
Why shareholders had a severe adverse reaction to AstraZeneca’s Alexion deal|Jeremy Kahn|December 14, 2020|Fortune
He hopes to attend Columbia Medical School and specialize in Oncology.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Demicheli also had been a physicist but had switched to oncology research after his wife died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1976.
How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Perhaps if I were in a field like oncology, I would have grown more used to this tragic duty by now.
How One Doctor Mastered the Art of Delivering Life-Changing Diagnoses|Russell Saunders|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Omran was the first person he met at the oncology floor of the hospital.
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He was formerly the head of Esophageal Oncology and Surgery at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute in Tampa, Fla.
Jill Kelley: Five Facts About the Petraeus Affair’s Mystery Woman|Nina Strochlic|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for oncology

oncology

[ ŏng-kŏl′ə-jē ]

The branch of medicine dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological properties of tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Other words from oncology

on′co•log′i•cal (-kə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) null adj.on•col′o•gist n.

Scientific definitions for oncology

oncology

[ ŏn-kŏl′ə-jē ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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.