Definitions for Oncology
ɒŋˈkɒl ə dʒion·col·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oncologynoun

   the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors

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1. oncologynoun

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

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1. Oncology

   ‹See Tfd› Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer.

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1. oncology

   Oncology is a branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. It involves medical professionals known as oncologists who handle various types of cancer and carry out research to find ways to improve the health and survival rates of cancer patients. Oncology can further be divided into sub-specialties based on the type of cancer such as breast oncology, lung oncology, etc.

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1. Oncology

   Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. Oncology is concerned with: ⁕The diagnosis of any cancer in a person ⁕Therapy ⁕Follow-up of cancer patients after successful treatment ⁕Palliative care of patients with terminal malignancies ⁕Ethical questions surrounding cancer care ⁕Screening efforts: ⁕of populations, or ⁕of the relatives of patients

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1. Oncology

   ong-kol′o-ji, n. the science of tumours.—n. Oncot′omy, incision into, or excision of, a tumour.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Oncology in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Oncology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Oncology in a Sentence

1. Dan Theodorescu:

   I would say that this is the best data out there for the oncology community and those concerned with healthcare in America.

2. Liz Barrett:

   If you think about the evolution of oncology in the past few years, it's very competitive in each class, i think we're in an era where we make the assumption that there's going to be competition. Even if you get breakthrough therapy designation, that doesn't stop another medicine in the same class from getting breakthrough therapy.

3. Brian Corvino:

   Oncology is a go-big-or-go-home category, the amount of investment to develop and commercialize oncology drugs is massive and only becomes efficient at a certain scale.

4. Richard Pazdur:

   We recognize that patients with cancer constitute a vulnerable population at risk of contracting the coronavirus disease, in this critical time, we remain steadfast in our commitment to patients with cancer and doing everything we can to expedite oncology product development. Tukysa was approved four months prior to the The FDA goal date, providing an example of this commitment and showing how our regular work in reviewing treatments for patients with cancer is moving forward without delay.

5. Mark Fishman:

   The first wave of immuno-oncology therapies has demonstrated the impact this approach can have in treating certain types of tumors.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Oncology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Oncology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncology
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Oncology
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Oncology