oncopathology

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noun

The pathology of cancer

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounoncopathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe pathology of cancer

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄγκος (ónkos)
  2. New Latinonco-
  3. Englishonco-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Frenchpathologie
  11. Englishpathology
  12. Englishoncopathology

From onco- + pathology.

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APA

oncopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopathology

MLA

“oncopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oncopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oncopathology.

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