Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to veterinary medicine; concerned or connected with the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic animals.
- noun A veterinarian.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to domestic animals; specifically, pertaining to the surgical or medical treatment of domestic animals, especially of horses and cattle: as, a veterinary surgeon; veterinary medicine; a veterinary college or school.
- noun pl. veterinaries (-riz). A veterinarian.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, various pets, etc..
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
medical orsurgical treatment ofanimals , especiallydomestic andfarm animals - noun A
veterinary surgeon , aveterinarian
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
- adjective of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One has a chemistry Ph.D., two have doctorates in veterinary medicine and the last three are all in the Oregon State University graduate program working toward their Ph.D. s in nuclear engineering.
Terry Krepel: The Question To Ask About Art Robinson's Love of Racist Novels Terry Krepel 2010
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But sometimes things don't go as planned in veterinary clinics.
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Below is a direct quote from a veterinarian who is involved in veterinary ethics.
Farmers dump [yellow tail] in protest | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Not to mention the rampant rent-seeking resulting from idiocies such as chlorhexidine mouthwash being prescription only for humans, while available otc in veterinary formulation.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could Senator Dodd’s Consumer Protection Bureau Regulate Dentists? 2010
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One has a chemistry Ph.D., two have doctorates in veterinary medicine and the last three are all in the Oregon State University graduate program working toward their Ph.D. s in nuclear engineering.
Terry Krepel: The Question To Ask About Art Robinson's Love of Racist Novels Terry Krepel 2010
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And then of course, he also has a Ph. D in veterinary medicine, his undergraduate work focused on evolutionary biology-he's an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver.
December 2006 2006
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And then of course, he also has a Ph. D in veterinary medicine, his undergraduate work focused on evolutionary biology-he's an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver.
June 2006 2006
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He has a doctorate in veterinary medicine and used to have his own practice in Sacramento, California, but has now sold it to focus solely on writing.
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And then of course, he also has a Ph. D in veterinary medicine, his undergraduate work focused on evolutionary biology-he's an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver.
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And then of course, he also has a Ph. D in veterinary medicine, his undergraduate work focused on evolutionary biology-he's an amateur spelunker and a certified scuba diver.
bilby commented on the word veterinary
Oddly, the Yorkshire (I think) pronunciation vit'nry comes to mind almost every time I see this word.
September 22, 2008