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theriatrics

Syllables: the·ri·at·rics/ˌθɛ.ɹiˈæ.tɹɪks/

theriatrics noun: the science of medicine involving animals such as veterinary medicine or the treatment of animal bites.

Noun

theriatrics (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The science of medicine involving animals such as veterinary medicine or the treatment of animal bites.
    • Theriatrics was once taught as a distinct discipline before veterinary medicine became standardized.

theriatrics meaning in Tamil

theriatrics in Tamil

கால்நடை மருத்துவம்

Origin of theriatrics

From Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr, “wild beast”) + ἰατρός (iatrós, “doctor”).

Questions about theriatrics

What does theriatrics mean?
Theriatrics means the science of medicine involving animals such as veterinary medicine or the treatment of animal bites.
What is theriatrics in Tamil?
Theriatrics in Tamil is கால்நடை மருத்துவம். See Theriatrics meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is theriatrics?
Theriatrics is a noun.
How do you pronounce theriatrics?
Theriatrics is pronounced /ˌθɛ.ɹiˈæ.tɹɪks/.

Words near theriatrics in the dictionary

  1. therianthropic
  2. therianthropism
  3. therianthropy
  4. theriantrope
  5. theriaque
  6. theriatrics
  7. Theriault
  8. Theriaults
  9. theridiid
  10. theridiids
  11. theridiosomatid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: theriatrics (page history and authors); theriatrics (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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