oncologist

English

Etymology

From oncology +‎ -ist or onco- +‎ -logist.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/, /ɒnˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Noun

oncologist (plural oncologists)

1. (oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.
   • 2009 February 13, Jennifer Couzin, “BIOMARKERS: Metabolite in Urine May Point To High-Risk Prostate Cancer”, in Science‎^[1], volume 323, number 5916, →DOI:

     There's been a lot of screening, and people still die," says Ian Thompson, a urologic oncologist at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio.

   • 2015 July 30, Hidetaka Uramoto et al., “Easy Diagnosis of Aortic Invasion in Patients with Lung Cancer Using Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging”, in Case Reports in Oncology‎^[2], volume 8, →DOI:

     When considered in combination with the use of antiangiogenic therapy, this diagnostic tool is easy to apply and has broad utility among medical oncologists to avoid the risk of hemosputum in the great vessels [ 5 ].

Translations

one who specialises in oncology

• Asturian: oncólogu m
• Catalan: oncòleg m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腫瘤學家／肿瘤学家, 腫瘤科醫生／肿瘤科医生

• Czech: onkolog (cs) m
• Dutch: oncoloog (nl) m, oncologe (nl) f
• Esperanto: onkologo
• Finnish: onkologi, syöpään erikoistunut lääkäri
• French: oncologue (fr) m
• Galician: oncólogo (gl) m
• German: Onkologe (de) m, Onkologin (de) f
• Greek: ογκολόγος (el) (ogkológos)
• Icelandic: krabbameinslæknir m
• Irish: oinceolaí m
• Italian: oncologo (it) m
• Maori: mātanga mate pukupuku
• Occitan: oncològ m
• Polish: onkolog (pl) m
• Portuguese: oncologista (pt)
• Romanian: oncolog (ro) m, oncologă (ro) f (rare)
• Russian: онко́лог (ru) m (onkólog)
• Spanish: oncólogo (es) m
• Swedish: onkolog (sv) c, cancerläkare c
• Turkish: onkolog, kanserbilimci

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