oncology
(ong-kol′ŏ-jē )

(on-kol′ŏ-jē)
[ onco- + -logy ]
The branch of medicine that addresses cancer care, diagnostics, therapeutics, and research.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Oncology." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764609/all/oncology.
Oncology. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764609/all/oncology. Accessed April 12, 2025.
Oncology. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764609/all/oncology
Oncology [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764609/all/oncology.
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