oncology
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5.5
- noun
- /ɑnˈkɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
:
oncología
- The patient was referred to the oncology department for treatment of their cancer.
- radiation oncology
- oncology department
- clinical oncology
And and they're the sad things as an oncology parent that you get used to.
- And and they're the sad things as an oncology parent that you get used to.
Examples
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In the brightly lit lounge of Oncology, Ellen Emerson sat waiting to meet her new doctor.
Fiction book (2002) -
However, the vast majority of oncology care is delivered in community hospitals.
Academic text (1993) -
I used to work in the oncology ward.
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Dr. White, report to oncology.
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On the sixth floor of the same building is a large oncology group.
Fiction book (1995) -
Dr. Edwards to Oncology, please.
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You were assisting at the oncology ward.
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Dr Schwartz, please report to Oncology.
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A wide variety of ambulatory oncology clinics exist in the hospital setting.
Academic text (1993) -
The administration of chemotherapy is generally performed by nursing staff on the oncology unit who have undergone special training.
Academic text (1993)
How Specialized
- Specialized
29
5.5
- Specialized
1
3.9
- Specialized
873
2.8
319
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
oncology = onco + logy
Although the word is structurally built from the combining form 'onco' plus '-logy', the meaning of 'onco' is not recoverable for an average learner from ordinary English word knowledge.
Etymology
Oncology comes from the Greek root onc- meaning 'lump' or 'tumor' and the ending -logy meaning 'study', the same ending as biology. So oncology is the 'study of tumors', which is why it is the part of medicine that treats cancer.