The alchemy of jargon: Etymologies of urologic neologisms. Number 5: oncology and its vocabulary.
BACKGROUND
As the scientific community is increasingly severed from the study of linguistics, the underlying significance of their common technical words is becoming blurred. This article will focus on the genesis of terminology in the field of Oncology.


METHODS
These notes will give a detailed background of the history of technical terms, including how they came into being, whence they were derived, and how they impacted the scientific community through the ages.


RESULTS
In this installment, following terms are analyzed: Oncology, Cancer, Carcinoma, Metastasis, Neoplasm, Malignant, and Benign.


CONCLUSIONS
This analysis of the history and significance of scientific terms common to the urological community works towards a fortification of their power by offering a reminder of their origins. Prostate 69: 1369-1371, 2009. (c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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D018645:Greek World / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D014825:Vocabulary