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oncology

on·co·logy

UK/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ US/ɒnəˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

First attested 1857. By surface analysis, onco- + -logy.

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