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ONCOLOGY: Overview:          It discovered by, year, how oncology came up medicine fields, how was model restarted and year of boom in medical. Oncology is a relatively young medical field with ancient roots and a rapid "boom" in recent decades. Discovery and Origin ü   First Coined By: The word "oncology" is derived from the Greek word onkos (meaning "swelling" or "mass"), used by the Greek physician Galen (130–200 CE).   ü   Founding of Scientific Oncology: Italian pathologist Gianbattista Morgagni is credited with founding scientific oncology in 1761 through autopsies that linked internal lesions to the cause of death.   ü   Father of Medical Oncology: B. J. Kennedy (1921–2003) is considered the "Father of Medical Oncology" for his work in establishing it as a certified specialty.  Entry into Medicine Fields Initial Stages:     ...

III. Medical Terminology Adventitious sounds abnormal breath sounds Apnea involuntary cessation of breathing Atelectasis incomplete expansion or collapse of a part of the lungs Bradypnea slow rate of breathing Cheyne-Stokes Respirations gradual increase and then gradual decrease in depth of respiration followed a period of apnea Crackles crackling sounds made as air moves through wet secretions in the lungs Crepitus a grating sound or sensation under the skin around the lungs, or in the joints Cyanosis bluish coloring of the skin Dyspnea difficult or labored breathing Hemoptysis sputum containing blood Hyperventilation condition in which there is more than the normal amount of air entering and leaving lungs ...