oncology

Etymology

First attested 1857, from New Latin onco- (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “lump, mass, bulk”) + -logy (“study of”).

noun

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

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