Oncology

English

Etymology

First attested 1857, from New Latin onco- (“tumor”). from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (onkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -logy (“study of”) from Ancient Greek λογία (logia), from λόγος (logos, “word”).

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• IPA: /ɒŋˈkɒlədʒi/

Noun

Oncology (uncountable)

1. The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Translations

branch of medicine

Catalan: oncologia (ca) f. Czech: onkologie (cs) f. Dutch: oncologie (nl) f. Finnish: onkologia (fi) French: oncologie (fr) f. Italian: oncologia (it) f.

German: Onkologie (de) f. Greek: ογκολογία (el) (ogkología) f. Icelandic: æxlafræði (is) f. Russian: онкология (ru) (onkológija) f. Spanish: oncología (es) f. Turkish: onkoloji (tr)

Derived terms

• oncologic
• oncological
• oncologistde:oncology