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oncologist

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
  • /ɒnˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, oncology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialist in oncology

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: specialist, medical specialist

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: oncólogu — one who specialises in oncology
  • Catalan: oncòleg — one who specialises in oncology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腫瘤學家 /肿瘤学家 — one who specialises in oncology
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腫瘤科醫生 /肿瘤科医生 — one who specialises in oncology
  • Crimean Tatar: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Czech: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Dutch: oncoloog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Dutch: oncologe — one who specialises in oncology
  • Esperanto: onkologo — one who specialises in oncology
  • Finnish: onkologi — one who specialises in oncology
  • Finnish: syöpään erikoistunut lääkäri — one who specialises in oncology
  • French: oncologue — one who specialises in oncology
  • Galician: oncólogo — one who specialises in oncology
  • German: Onkologe — one who specialises in oncology
  • German: Onkologin — one who specialises in oncology
  • Greek: ογκολόγος (ogkológos) — one who specialises in oncology
  • Icelandic: krabbameinslæknir — one who specialises in oncology
  • Indonesian: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Irish: oinceolaí — one who specialises in oncology
  • Italian: oncologo — one who specialises in oncology
  • Māori: mātanga mate pukupuku — one who specialises in oncology
  • Occitan: oncològ — one who specialises in oncology
  • Polish: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Portuguese: oncologista — one who specialises in oncology
  • Romanian: oncolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Romanian: oncologă — one who specialises in oncology
  • Russian: онко́лог (onkólog) — one who specialises in oncology
  • Spanish: oncólogo — one who specialises in oncology
  • Swedish: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Swedish: cancerläkare — one who specialises in oncology
  • Turkish: onkolog — one who specialises in oncology
  • Turkish: kanserbilimci — one who specialises in oncology