No. 8,146 in Spanish
oncología
The branch of medicine that deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
In a sentence
La oncología es una rama de la medicina que estudia los tumores.
Oncology is a branch of medicine that studies tumors.
In this sentence, 'oncología' is used to denote the medical specialty.
Mi tío trabaja en el departamento de oncología del hospital principal.
My uncle works in the oncology department of the main hospital.
Here, 'oncología' refers to the specific hospital department dealing with oncological medicine.
Ella decidió especializarse en oncología para ayudar a los pacientes con cáncer.
She decided to specialize in oncology to help patients with cancer.
In this context, 'oncología' represents the professional field of expertise.
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