veterinary
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L330109 on Wikidata ↗adjective
- pertaining to medical treatment of animals
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/ / /ˈvɛtɹɪnɹi/ / /vɛtɪnɛɹi/
adj
Etymology: From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.
- Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
“Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.”
“The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.”
noun
Etymology: From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.
- A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
“Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]”