oncologist

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/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst//ɒnˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

noun

A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nounoncologist (plural oncologists)

plural oncologists

  1. medicineA doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

    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.

    2009 February 13, Jennifer Couzin, “BIOMARKERS: Metabolite in Urine May Point To High-Risk Prostate Cancer”, in Science, volume 323, number 5916, →DOI
    1 more example

    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 ].

    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, volume 8, →DOI

Origin

Translations

Catalan oncòleg
  • oncòlegone who specialises in oncology
Chinese Mandarin 腫瘤學家 /肿瘤学家, 腫瘤科醫生 /肿瘤科医生
  • 腫瘤學家 /肿瘤学家one who specialises in oncology
  • 腫瘤科醫生 /肿瘤科医生one who specialises in oncology
Czech onkolog
  • onkologone who specialises in oncology
Dutch oncoloog, oncologe
  • oncoloogone who specialises in oncology
  • oncologeone who specialises in oncology
Esperanto onkologo
  • onkologoone who specialises in oncology
Finnish onkologi, syöpään erikoistunut lääkäri
  • onkologione who specialises in oncology
  • syöpään erikoistunut lääkärione who specialises in oncology
French oncologue
  • oncologueone who specialises in oncology
German Onkologe, Onkologin
  • Onkologeone who specialises in oncology
  • Onkologinone who specialises in oncology
Greek ογκολόγος
  • ογκολόγος (ogkológos)one who specialises in oncology
Icelandic krabbameinslæknir
  • krabbameinslæknirone who specialises in oncology
Indonesian onkolog
  • onkologone who specialises in oncology
Irish oinceolaí
  • oinceolaíone who specialises in oncology
Italian oncologo
  • oncologoone who specialises in oncology
Māori mātanga mate pukupuku
  • mātanga mate pukupukuone who specialises in oncology
Polish onkolog
  • onkologone who specialises in oncology
Portuguese oncologista
  • oncologistaone who specialises in oncology
Romanian oncolog, oncologă
  • oncologone who specialises in oncology
  • oncologăone who specialises in oncology
Russian онко́лог
  • онко́лог (onkólog)one who specialises in oncology
Spanish oncólogo
  • oncólogoone who specialises in oncology
Swedish onkolog, cancerläkare
  • onkologone who specialises in oncology
  • cancerläkareone who specialises in oncology
Turkish onkolog, kanserbilimci
  • onkologone who specialises in oncology
  • kanserbilimcione who specialises in oncology

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APA

oncologist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncologist

MLA

“oncologist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncologist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncologist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncologist.

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