veterinary technician

American  

[vet-er-uh-ner-ee tek-nish-uhn, ve-truh‐] / ˈvɛt ər əˌnɛr i tɛkˈnɪʃ ən, ˈvɛ trə‐ /

noun

1. a veterinarian’s assistant, trained to provide medical care for animals, as performing diagnostic tests or administering vaccines and medication.

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Etymology

Origin of veterinary technician

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

As Vanessa Ortiz, a veterinary technician at the Pasadena Humane Society, picked up the kitten, she paused and reminded herself to move more gingerly.

From Los Angeles Times

Some said she claimed she was in veterinary school or worked as a veterinary technician.

From Los Angeles Times

The other co-authors are Huseyin O. Taskin, a former research specialist at Penn in the GKAguirre Lab and current graduate student at the University of Toronto, and Jacqueline Wivel, a veterinary technician.

From Science Daily

Jacqueline Wivel is a certified veterinary technician in the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

From Science Daily

“Fearful tense did ok going slow NO signs of aggression,” a veterinary technician wrote the day he came in.

From Los Angeles Times