Veterinary Definition

vĕtər-ə-nĕrē, vĕtrə-
veterinaries
adjective
Designating or of the branch of medicine dealing with the prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries in animals, esp. domestic animals.
Webster's New World
noun
veterinaries

Veterinarian.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Veterinary

Noun

Singular:
veterinary
Plural:
veterinaries

Origin of Veterinary

  • Latin veterīnārius from veterīnae beasts of burden from feminine pl. of veterīnus of beasts of burden wet-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from veterinarian.

    From Wiktionary

Veterinary Sentence Examples

  • There are also veterinary and agricultural colleges in connexion with the university.

  • Louse-infestation is known as phthiriasis in medical and veterinary terminology.

  • The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is in Red Lion Square, and the Royal Veterinary College at Camden Town.

  • The government has primary, secondary and technical schools, training colleges for teachers, and schools of agriculture, engineering, law, medicine and veterinary science.

  • Connected with the university are a valuable library, occupying the palace built for Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland, in 1807 and containing upwards of 200,000 volumes and MSS.; a museum of natural history; an ophthalmic institute; physical and chemical laboratories; a veterinary school; a botanic garden; and an observatory.

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Words Starting With

VVEVET

Words Ending With

YRYARY

Unscrambles

veterinary

Words Starting With V and Ending With Y

Starts With V & Ends With YStarts With VE & Ends With YStarts With V & Ends With RY

Word Length

10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With V10 Letter Words Ending With Y