Term: oncology
Origin: Anc Greek όγκος/ogos(=bulk, volume) +-λογία/-logia(=study of)
>λόγος/logos(=speech, study of)
Coined: Galien (130-200) used the Greek term "oncos" to refer to a growth or a tumour that looked malignant using also the term carkinona and cancer for breast cancer as "the swollen veins surrounding a tumour resembled a crab’s limbs".
Definition:
The branch of medicine dealing with the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant tumors.
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