Hematology & Oncology Medical Terminology: A Simple Reference Guide (English & Spanish)

A clear, practical, and bilingual hematology and oncology reference designed for today’s healthcare professionals and students.

Hematology and Oncology are among the most complex and communication-heavy areas of medicine — involving blood disorders, cancer diagnoses, intensive treatments, and ongoing patient education. Medical Terminology Guide: Hematology & Oncology Edition was created to support nursing students, nurses, medical assistants, physicians, interpreters, and allied healthcare professionals who work with Spanish-speaking patients in oncology and hematology settings.

This guide includes 200+ essential hematology and oncology terms and patient communication phrases, presented in a clean, modern, and easy-to-navigate format. Each entry features the English term, its Spanish equivalent, and a simple phonetic pronunciation to help non-Spanish-speaking staff communicate clearly, confidently, and accurately.

 Whether you’re reviewing symptoms such as fatigue, bruising, bleeding, weight loss, or swollen lymph nodes — or explaining tests and treatments like CBCs, bone marrow biopsies, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, or cancer staging — this guide keeps the specialized vocabulary you need accessible and easy to reference in both clinical and academic settings.