Definition
Relating to carcinology, the scientific study of crustaceans like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.
Etymology
From Greek 'karkinos' (crab) plus '-logical' (relating to the study of). Despite sharing the word 'carcino,' this refers to actual crabs, not cancer—a linguistic coincidence that confuses many students.
Kelly Says
It's a fun bit of linguistic irony that 'carcinological' studies crabs while 'carcinogenic' causes cancer, but both come from 'karkinos'—ancient Greeks named cancer after crabs because tumors spread like crabs crawling sideways!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካንሰር ጥናት
kānser ṭinat
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্সার সংক্রান্ত
kyānṣāra saṅkrānta
CSČeština
onkologie
ohn-koh-loh-gee-eh
DADansk
kræftforskning
krehft-fohr-skning
DEDeutsch
krebserkrankungen
krehb-seh-er-krahng-koong-en
ELΕλληνικά
ονκολογικός
onkologikós
ESEspañol
carcinológico
kar-sih-NOH-lee-koh
FAفارسی
سرطانشناسی
sirṭān-šenāsī
FISuomi
syöpätutkimus
syoh-pae-tut-kee-mus
FRFrançais
carcinologique
kar-sih-NOH-leek
GUGU
કેન્સર સંબંધિત
kēnsar sambandhit
HAHA
ilimin kansa
ee-lee-meen kahhn-sah
HEעברית
אונקולוגי
onkologi
HIहिन्दी
कैंसर संबंधी
kaiṁsar sambandhī
HUMagyar
onkológia
ohn-koh-loh-gee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
onkologi
ohn-koh-loh-gee
IGIG
ọgwụ ọbara
oh-gwoo oh-bah-rah
ITItaliano
carcinologico
kar-sih-NOH-lee-koh
KKKK
онкологиялық
onkologiyalyq
KMKM
វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រមហារីក
vityāsāstr mahārīk
MRMR
कैंसरशास्त्र
kaiṁsaraśāstra
MSBahasa Melayu
onkologi
ohn-koh-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
အူမက်ရောဂါဗေဒ
aumak rōgā beda
NLNederlands
kankeronderzoek
kahn-kehr-ohn-dehr-zohk
NONorsk
kreftforskning
krehft-fohr-skning
PLPolski
onkologia
ohn-koh-loh-gee-ah
PTPortuguês
carcinológico
kar-sih-NOH-lee-koh
RORomână
oncologic
ohn-koh-loh-jee-k
RUРусский
онкологический
ahn-koh-loh-gee-skee
SVSvenska
cancerforskning
kahn-sehr-fohr-skning
SWKiswahili
onkolojia
ohn-koh-loh-jee-ah
TAதமிழ்
புற்றுநோயியல்
puṟṟunōyiyaḷ
TEతెలుగు
క్యాన్సర్ సంబంధిత
kyānṣar sambandhita
THไทย
มะเร็งวิทยา
ma-reng wit-tha-yah
TLTL
onkolohiya
ohn-koh-loh-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
onkolojik
ohn-koh-loh-jee-k
UKУкраїнська
онкологічний
onkologichniy
URاردو
سرطان سے متعلق
sirṭān se mutaʿallaq
VITiếng Việt
ung thư học
oong thu hohk
YOYO
onkolojì
ohn-koh-loh-jee
ZUZU
isifundo somdlavuza
ee-see-foon-doh sohm-dlah-voo-zah