veterinary
pronunciation
How to pronounce veterinary in British English:
UK [ˈvetrənəri]
How to pronounce veterinary in American English:
US [ˈvetərəneri]
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- Noun:
- a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
Word Origin
- veterinary (adj.)
- 1791, from Latin veterinarius "of or pertaining to beasts of burden," from veterinus (see veterinarian).
Example
- 1. Veterinary technologists and technicians serve as nurses to pooches and felines .
- 2. This comparison was made from veterinary records and evidence of health problems .
- 3. A young veterinary assistant relates how her female lover went missing .
- 4. Supplying personal and veterinary references , and submitting to home inspections .
- 5. However you 'll find many veterinary lists of dangerous foods are longer .