| Oncology is generally defined as the
medical specialty concerned with the study and practice of treating tumours.
However, some
definitions of this are more precise - specifying the study and treatment
of cancer.
Regardless of the exact definition used, oncology is
an extremely
important discipline in the field of cancer care, and is often sub-divided
into
classifications
of
medical onocology, surgical onocolgy, and radiation onocolgy.
The term is onocology comes from the from the Greek
"onkos" which means "bulk or mass", together with the suffix
-ology (meaning "study of"). Associated Terms:
* _ A medical specialist
in the field of oncology is called a oncologist.
* _ The adjective used
to refer to oncology is
"oncological".
Links to other relevant areas on this website include:
* _ Glossary Section for
General
Medical Terms.
This part of the IvyRose Holistic Resources Glossary is included as a
study-aid for students following first-level courses in human biology,
medicine, nursing, natural or holistic therapies, and associated theoretical
courses - who are required recognise and understand medical terms such
as those of the disciplines within medicine. |
