veterinary
Americannoun
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veterinaries
plural
adjective
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Origin of veterinary
1780–90; < Latin veterīnārius, equivalent to veterīn ( ae ) beasts of burden (noun use of feminine plural of veterīnus pertaining to such beasts, equivalent to veter-, stem of vetus old, i.e., grown, able to take a load + -īnus -ine 1 ) + -ārius -ary
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After earning his bachelor’s, he graduated first in his class from Penn’s veterinary school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The One Medicine approach emphasizes that human and veterinary medicine can inform one another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
British Veterinary Association President Dr Rob Williams said veterinary practices were already largely working to the CMA's remedies, including the orders relating to complaints handling, price estimates for routine procedures and prescription costs.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Insurance may offer more protection if any unexpected expense of several thousand dollars would force you into debt or affect the veterinary care you can afford.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Inside the center there are also operating rooms and veterinary spaces.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
The crossing watchmen must keep their little shacks trim and orderly, the engineers must carry repair kits and act as veterinaries for minor ailments of their Iron Horses.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the new bill, druggists may not sell liquor; physicians, dentists, veterinaries and ministers of the gospel may obtain special permits to buy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Igloo, 6, fox terrier, pet and mascot of Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd on polar expeditions; of indigestion; in Boston, Mass., after three veterinaries had sought to save his life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Twenty-one physicians, nineteen surgeons, and the leading veterinaries succumbed to the influence of the magic tractors.
From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
With the coming of the motor the race of coachmen, grooms and veterinaries began to perish from the earth.
From By Advice of Counsel by Arthur Cheney Train
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