oncology

[ong-kol-uh-jee]

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.

oncology

/ ˌɒŋkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

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

oncology

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

oncology

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

Other Word Forms

• oncologic adjective
• oncological adjective
• oncologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of oncology¹

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

Example Sentences

Keytruda has since been approved for some 40 types of cancer and become a mainstay in oncology treatment.

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Respiratory inflammation and immunology, oncology and HIV treatments sold especially well in the third quarter, offsetting weak U.S. vaccine results, Scholar adds.

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Revenue rose to £8.5 billion, driven by sales growth in its specialty medicines, including HIV and oncology.

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Chan found a cancer biology textbook on Amazon and devoured its contents, teaching herself the basics of oncology.

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The Venezuelan leader has been boasting of upgrades at oncology and pediatric health clinics his government helped pay for.

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