[vet-er-uh-ner-ee, ve-truh-] 
noun, plural -nar⋅ies, adjective | 1. | a veterinarian. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the medical and surgical treatment of animals, esp. domesticated animals. |
| vet·er·i·nar·y (vět'ər-ə-něr'ē, vět'rə-) adj. Of or relating to veterinary medicine; concerned or connected with the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic animals. n. pl. vet·er·i·nar·ies A veterinarian. [Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnae, beasts of burden, from feminine pl. of veterīnus, of beasts of burden; see wet-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
veterinary vet·er·i·nar·y (vět'ər-ə-něr'ē, vět'rə-)
adj.
Of or relating to veterinary medicine. n.
A veterinarian.
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