veterinary
Americannoun
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veterinaries
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adjective
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Etymology
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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The wounded cheetah was picked up on Sunday in forests in Madhya Pradesh state, outside Kuno's boundaries, and taken for veterinary care.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
She'd been studying for six Highers and after getting A grades at prelim, was hoping to study veterinary medicine.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
The city mandates annual five-week vacations for the horses and regular veterinary inspections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The findings provide a foundation for improved veterinary diagnostics," said senior author Dr. Jacquelyn Evans, assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and at the Baker Institute for Animal Health.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The literature of veterinary medicine does not lack for cases of animals felled by swainsonine poisoning after grazing on forage contaminated with R. leguminicola.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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
As they had no horse doctors or professors of animal economy, or veterinaries in those days, many of the cows died.
From Welsh Fairy Tales by William Elliot Griffis
He insisted, however, on fitting the wooden leg, which he regards as much more useful than wooden heads on Scotch veterinaries.
From Practical English Composition: Book II. For the Second Year of the High School by Edwin L. Miller
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