Oncologist
/ɒŋˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 a specialist in oncology wordnet
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More examples"Sami was a successful oncologist."
Etymology
From oncology + -ist or onco- + -logist.