oncology
/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
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proscribed/ɒnəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
oncology noun: the branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Noun
oncology (countable and uncountable, plural oncologies)
- The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
oncology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
oncology in Hindi
- branch of medicine
- अर्बुदविज्ञान arbudvijñān
oncology in Tamil
- branch of medicine
- புற்றுநோயியல் puṟṟunōyiyal
oncology in Marathi
- ऑन्कोलॉजी, कर्करोगशास्त्र, ऑन्कॉलॉजी
oncology in Urdu
- علم سرطان
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- oncology in Bengali
- অঙ্কোলজি, অনকোলজি, ক্যান্সারবিদ্যা
- oncology in Telugu
- ఆంకాలజీ, ఆన్కాలజీ
- oncology in Malayalam
- ഓങ്കോളജി
- oncology in Kannada
- ಗಂಟುರೋಗದ ಅರಿಮೆ gaṇṭurōgada arime
- oncology in Punjabi
- ਓਨਕੋਲੋਜੀ, ਓਨਕੋਲੌਜੀ, ਔਨਕੌਲੋਜੀ
- oncology in Gujarati
- ઓન્કોલોજી, ઑન્કોલોજી
- oncology in Odia
- ଅଙ୍କୋଲୋଜି, ଅନ୍କୋଲୋଜି
- oncology in Sanskrit
- ओन्कोलोजी onkolojī
- oncology in Nepali
- ओन्कोलोजी onkolojī
- oncology in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلْأَوْرَام ʕilm al-ʔawrām
- oncology in Malay
- kaji ketumbuhan, kaji tumor, onkologi
- oncology in Indonesian
- onkologi
- oncology in Thai
- วิทยามะเร็ง wít-tá-yaa má-reng, วิทยาเนื้องอก wít-tá-yaa néua ngôk
- oncology in Vietnamese
- ung thư học
Forms of oncology
| plural | oncologies |
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Origin of oncology
First attested 1857. By surface analysis, onco- + -logy.
Words formed from oncology
Questions about oncology
- What does oncology mean?
- Oncology means the branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
- What is oncology in Hindi?
- Oncology in Hindi is अर्बुदविज्ञान (arbudvijñān). See Oncology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oncology?
- Oncology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oncology?
- Oncology is pronounced /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.
- What is the plural of oncology?
- The plural of oncology is oncologies.
Words near oncology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: oncology (page history and authors); oncology (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); oncology (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); oncology (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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