cardiooncology
cardiooncology noun: the study and treatment of cancers of the heart.
Noun
cardiooncology (uncountable)
- The study and treatment of cancers of the heart
- While management of these risk factors may fall outside the scope of typical oncology practice, cardiooncology clinics can offer multidisciplinary approaches to risk reduction.2015 August 2, Margot K. Davis et al., “The Prevalence of Cardiac Risk Factors in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy in British Columbia, Canada”, in Journal...
Forms of cardiooncology
| alternative form | cardio-oncology |
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Origin of cardiooncology
From cardio- + oncology.
Questions about cardiooncology
- What does cardiooncology mean?
- Cardiooncology means the study and treatment of cancers of the heart.
- What part of speech is cardiooncology?
- Cardiooncology is a noun.
Words near cardiooncology in the dictionary
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