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adj
Of or pertaining to oncology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to or practicing oncology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: oncologic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English oncology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English oncological From oncology + -ical.
