Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0901 short lesson, about 20 seconds
onc/o: Tumour
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The idea
The combining form onc slash o names a tumour or mass.
In practice
Oncology is the study of tumours.
Where people slip
Onc slash o names the mass. The suffix oma also names one, and both appear together.
Your place on the trail
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