Oncologist

//ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A 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."

  2. 2
    a specialist in oncology wordnet

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"Sami was a successful oncologist."

Etymology

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

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