oncology

oncology — noun

1. the medical field that focuses on cancer and tumors, including how doctors find

1.名詞C2
釋義

the medical field that focuses on cancer and tumors, including how doctors find them early, study them, and treat them.

例句

Mina chose oncology after volunteering on a cancer ward in college.

pattern: choose / study oncology

The hospital opened a new oncology center beside the main surgery building.

collocation: oncology center

同義詞
  • cancer medicine

    plain-English description of the field, not the fixed academic term

  • clinical oncology

    narrower hospital specialty focused on treating cancer patients

  • medical oncology

    narrower subspecialty, especially drug treatment such as chemotherapy

文法句型

study oncology

work in oncology

specialize in oncology

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most often used after verbs such as 'study', 'teach', 'enter', or 'work in'. In hospital contexts, it can also name the specialty area behind phrases like 'oncology ward' or 'oncology center'.

常見錯誤

❌She studies oncologies at medical school.
✅She studies oncology at medical school.
💡the name of a medical field is usually uncountable.
❌He works at oncology.
✅He works in oncology.
💡use 'in' for a field or specialty.