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oncology

/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
on-col-o-gy
IPA
/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oncologies (plural)

Derived Forms

biooncology cardiooncology dermatooncology oncologically oncologic oncological oncologist psychooncology radiooncology

Phrases

gyneco-oncology neuro-oncology proto-oncogene proto-oncogenic

Frequently Paired Words

oncogene oncogenesis oncogenetic oncogenetics oncogenic oncogenics oncogenome oncogenomic

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce oncology?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.
What does oncology mean?
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Where does oncology come from?
First attested 1857. By surface analysis, onco- + -logy.

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