veterinary medicine

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noun

the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, especially domesticated animals.

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Origin of veterinary medicine

First recorded in 1780–90

Words nearby veterinary medicine

Veterans Day, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon, veterinary technician, vetiver, vetivert, Vetluga

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How to use veterinary medicine in a sentence

A second person in the state is also in critical condition following use of the drug, which is an antiparasitic medication mainly used in veterinary medicine to deworm animals, such as cattle and horses.
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He studies veterinary medicine at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
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The trials produced positive results, published in The New England Journal of Medicine in November.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If laughter is the best medicine, The Comeback made you feel enough pain to need a dose—and then it delivered in spades.
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The religion shaped all facets of life: art, medicine, literature, and even dynastic politics.
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Certain trades, such as medicine or law, are eternally well-respected.
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In this understanding, art is like a medicine or a toxin, transforming its audience for good or ill.
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Insult and outrage seemed to have given that bodily vigour to Ripperda, which medicine and surgery had taken no pains to restore.
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Barclay, in his tract on "The Vertues of Tobacco," recommends its use as a medicine.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
We knew then that his medicine was bad medicine, otherwise the white baas without the pictures could not have killed him.
Uncanny Tales|Various
And she did go; the doctor with great attention sending in half a dozen of medicine, to be drunk upon the road.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
William Read died; originally a cobbler, became a mountebank, and practiced medicine by the light of nature!
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British Dictionary definitions for veterinary medicine

veterinary medicine

veterinary science

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with the health of animals and the treatment of injuries or diseases that affect them

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Scientific definitions for veterinary medicine

veterinary medicine

[ vĕt′ər-ə-nĕr′ē ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases or injuries of animals and their treatment.