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(on-col-o-gy) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. the branch of medicine that deals with tumors.

Example Sentence

Because of his family's history of cancer he chose to study oncology.

More Example Sentences

Oncology helps patients with tumor diseases.

Synonyms

cancer treatment; tumor study; cancer care

Antonyms

theology

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Rhymes

  • anthology
  • apology
  • astrology
  • biology
  • chronology
  • cytology
  • doxology
  • ecology
  • ethnology
  • ethology
  • geology
  • graphology
  • histology
  • hymnology
  • limnology
  • morphology
  • mycology
  • mythology
  • neurology
  • oncology
  • ontology
  • otology
  • pathology
  • penology
  • petrology
  • pomology
  • psychology
  • seismology
  • serology
  • theology
  • urology
  • virology
  • zoology

  • anthropology
  • archaeology
  • archeology
  • cardiology
  • cosmetology
  • criminology
  • dermatology
  • egyptology
  • embryology
  • entomology
  • etiology
  • etymology
  • genealogy
  • gerontology
  • gynecology
  • ideology
  • immunology
  • methodology
  • mineralogy
  • numerology
  • ophthalmology
  • ornithology
  • pharmacology
  • physiology
  • radiology
  • rheumatology
  • scientology
  • sociology
  • terminology
  • toxicology
  • transtechnology

  • astrogeology
  • bacteriology
  • biotechnology
  • dendrochronology
  • endocrinology
  • epistemology
  • geomorphology
  • infotechnology
  • intertechnology
  • kinesiology
  • meteorology
  • microbiology
  • paleontology
  • polytechnology

  • anesthesiology
  • electrobiology
  • epidemiology

  • micropaleontology
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