veterinary
Americannoun
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veterinaries
plural
adjective
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 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
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 nonprofit organization said in a Facebook post that the bird had been in the care of its veterinary and wildlife teams for several weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
After the $250 annual deductible for each dog, the policy was supposed to reimburse up to 80% of covered veterinary expenses.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The literature of veterinary medicine is rife with cases of animals stricken by swainsonine poisoning after eating damp 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
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
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
That is one of the risks a dog-exhibitor must take—or rather that his luckless dogs must take—in spite of the fees paid to yawning veterinaries to bar out sick entrants.
From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
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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