Veterinary

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• Veterinary — Vet er*i*na*ry, a. [L. veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of burden an draught, fr. veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining to yearlings: cf. F. v[ e]t[ e]rinaire. See {Veteran}, {Wether}.] Of or pertaining to the art of healing or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• veterinary — (adj.) 1791, from L. veterinarius, from veterinus (see VETERINARIAN (Cf. veterinarian)) …   Etymology dictionary

• veterinary — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the diseases, injuries, and treatment of farm and domestic animals. ORIGIN Latin veterinarius, from veterinae cattle …   English terms dictionary

• veterinary — [vet′ər ə ner΄ē, ve′trəə ner΄ē] adj. [L veterinarius, of beasts of burden < veterina, beasts of burden < veterinus, pertaining to beasts of burden < vetus (gen. veteris), old, in the sense “beasts of a certain age”: see VETERAN]… …   English World dictionary

• veterinary — Relating to the diseases of animals. [L. veterinarius, fr. veterina, beast of burden] * * * vet·er·i·nary vet ə rən .er ē, ve trən , vet ən adj of, relating to, or being veterinary medicine veterinary n, pl nar·ies VETERINARIAN * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• veterinary — [[t]ve̱tərənəri, AM neri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Veterinary is used to describe the work of a person whose job is to treat sick or injured animals, or to describe the medical treatment of animals. It was decided that our veterinary screening of horses at …   English dictionary

• veterinary — adj. & n. adj. of or for diseases and injuries of farm and domestic animals, or their treatment. n. (pl. ies) a veterinary surgeon. Phrases and idioms: veterinary surgeon Brit. a person qualified to treat diseased or injured animals. Etymology: L …   Useful english dictionary

• veterinary — 1. adjective Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals 2. noun A veterinary surgeon, a …   Wiktionary

• veterinary — adj. Veterinary is used with these nouns: ↑clinic, ↑college, ↑medicine, ↑nurse, ↑science, ↑surgeon, ↑surgery, ↑treatment …   Collocations dictionary

• veterinary — vet|e|ri|na|ry [ˈvetərınəri US neri] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: veterinarius of animals used for carrying loads , from veterinae animals used for carrying loads ] relating to the medical care and treatment of sick… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• veterinary — vet|er|i|nar|y [ vet(ə)rı,neri ] adjective relating to the care of sick or injured animals: a veterinary school/hospital/practice …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English