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oncology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
• /ɒnəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ (proscribed)

Etymology

First attested 1857. By surface analysis, onco- + -logy.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

neuro-oncology · psychooncology · biooncology · oncological · oncologist · radiooncology · dermatooncology · cardiooncology · gyneco-oncology · oncologic · oncologically

Relateds

oncoproteomics · oncoproteogenome · oncogenomic · oncogenomics · oncogenic · oncoproteomic · oncogenics · proto-oncogene · oncogenetic · proto-oncogenic · oncoprotein · oncoproteome · oncogenome · oncogenesis · oncogenetics · oncogene

Translations (79)

th วิทยามะเร็ง (branch of medicine) · tr onkoloji (branch of medicine) · de Onkologie (branch of medicine) · nl oncologie (branch of medicine) · sl onkologija (branch of medicine) · yi אָנקאָלאָגיע (branch of medicine) · sk onkológia (branch of medicine) · mi mātai mate pukupuku (branch of medicine) · es oncología (branch of medicine) · ast oncoloxía (branch of medicine) · war oncolohiya (branch of medicine) · ko 종양학 (branch of medicine) · cs onkologie (branch of medicine) · nn onkologi (branch of medicine) · hi अर्बुदविज्ञान (branch of medicine) · io onkologio (branch of medicine) · uz онкология (branch of medicine) · cmn 腫瘤學 /肿瘤学 (branch of medicine) · pl onkologia (branch of medicine) · ro oncologie (branch of medicine) · lt onkologija (branch of medicine) · uk онколо́гія (branch of medicine) · bg онкология (branch of medicine) · oc oncologia (branch of medicine) · pt oncologia (branch of medicine) · be анкалогія (branch of medicine) · sh онколо̀гија (branch of medicine) · jv onkologi (branch of medicine) · hy ուռուցքաբանություն (branch of medicine) · ar عِلْم اَلْأَوْرَام (branch of medicine) · kk онкология (branch of medicine) · cs nádorověda (branch of medicine) · sh onkològija (branch of medicine) · ru онколо́гия (branch of medicine) · ia oncologia (branch of medicine) · ta புற்றுநோயியல் (branch of medicine) · af onkologie (branch of medicine) · sa ओन्कोलोजी (branch of medicine) · tt онкология (branch of medicine) · he אוֹנְקוֹלוֹגְיָה (branch of medicine) · sq onkologjia (branch of medicine) · th วิทยาเนื้องอก (branch of medicine) · ne ओन्कोलोजी (branch of medicine) · kn ಗಂಟುರೋಗದ ಅರಿಮೆ (branch of medicine) · da onkologi (branch of medicine) · sv onkologi (branch of medicine) · el ογκολογία (branch of medicine) · gl oncoloxía (branch of medicine) · uz onkologiya (branch of medicine) · ms kaji tumor (branch of medicine) · hu onkológia (branch of medicine) · et onkoloogia (branch of medicine) · ms onkologi (branch of medicine) · fy onkology (branch of medicine) · la oncologia (branch of medicine) · nb onkologi (branch of medicine) · id onkologi (branch of medicine) · eo onkologio (branch of medicine) · mk онкологија (branch of medicine) · fi onkologia (branch of medicine) · az onkologiya (branch of medicine) · fr oncologie (branch of medicine) · ms kaji ketumbuhan (branch of medicine) · vi ung thư học (branch of medicine) · ka ონკოლოგია (branch of medicine) · is æxlafræði (branch of medicine) · ja 腫瘍学 (branch of medicine) · ga oinceolaíocht (branch of medicine) · lv onkoloģija (branch of medicine) · xmf ონკოლოგია (branch of medicine) · rw kanseri (branch of medicine) · eu onkologia (branch of medicine) · cy oncoleg (branch of medicine) · ca oncologia (branch of medicine) · pi ओन्कोलोजी (branch of medicine) · it oncologia (branch of medicine) · kmr onkolojî (branch of medicine) · new अङ्कोलोजी (branch of medicine) · ky онкология (branch of medicine)