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veterinary definition

vet·eri·nary (vet′ər ə ner′ē, ve′trə-)

adjective

designating or of the branch of medicine dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries in animals, esp. domestic animals

Etymology: 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

noun pl. veterinaries -·nar′·ies

veterinarian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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