ONCOLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oncology mean? 

• ONCOLOGY (noun)
  The noun ONCOLOGY has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ONCOLOGY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ONCOLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("oncology" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

oncologic; oncological (of or relating to or practicing oncology)

oncologist (a specialist in oncology)

 Context examples 

Also called BCOP and oncology pharmacy specialist.

(Board certified oncology pharmacy specialist, NCI Dictionary)

In oncology, describes cancer that responds to hormone treatment.

(Hormone responsive, NCI Dictionary)

The branch of oncology that focuses on tumors of the reproductive tract of women.

(Gynecologic Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology associated with the oncology tumor properties test code codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC SDTM Oncology Tumor Properties Test Code Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

The branch of oncology concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of skin cancer.

(Dermatologic Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)

Terminology associated with the oncology tumor properties test name codelist of the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC) Standard Data Tabulation Model (SDTM).

(CDISC SDTM Oncology Tumor Properties Test Name Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

In cancer treatment, the primary disciplines are medical oncology (treatment with drugs), surgical oncology (treatment with surgery), and radiation oncology (treatment with radiation).

(Multidisciplinary, NCI Dictionary)

The world's leading professional organization representing physicians of all oncology disciplines and subspecialties.

(American Society of Clinical Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)

The nurse must also have worked at least 1,000 hours out of the last 2-1/2 years in the field of oncology.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A branch of neurologic oncology that focuses on cancers in children.

(Pediatric Neurologic Oncology, NCI Thesaurus)