| 单词 | oncologist |
| 释义 | oncologist (once / 26863 pages) n An oncologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating different forms of cancer. Hearing that a friend or family member has to visit an oncologist is never good news. Oncology is the medical treatment of cancer, and an oncologist is someone who has trained to practice oncology. Cancer is a disease that involves the abnormal growth of normal cells into masses, or tumors, and the word oncologist includes the prefix onco-, which is used in medical words to mean "tumor." It stems from the Greek root onkos, or "mass." WORD FAMILYoncologist: oncologists+/oncology: oncologic, oncological, oncologist USAGE EXAMPLES“She was actually sent to hospice,” oncologist John Wrangle said. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Thinking of her father and his illness, she wants to be an oncologist. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Eric Chow, an oncologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, is leading an effort to see whether the drug prevents long-term cardiac deterioration. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) n a specialist in oncology Hyper medical specialist, specialist practices one branch of medicine |
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