veterinary
/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/US/ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/
veterinary adjective: of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Adjective
veterinary (comparative more veterinary, superlative most veterinary)
- Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
- Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.
- The talented artist quickly became fluent in English, found work at a pizzeria and dreamed of becoming a veterinary assistant.2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN
Noun
veterinary (plural veterinaries)
- A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
- Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]1905, Frances Simpson, Cats for Pleasure and Profit, page 77
veterinary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
veterinary in Hindi
- of or relating to the medical treatment of animals
- पशुचिकित्सा paśucikitsā
veterinary in Tamil
- கால்நடை மருத்துவஞ் சார்ந்த, கால்நடை மருத்துவம், கால்நடை மருத்துவர்
veterinary in Marathi
- पशुवैद्यकीय, पशुचिकित्सा
veterinary in Urdu
- بتار, مویشیوں کا معالج
More languagesFewer languages
- veterinary in Bengali
- পশুচিকিত্সক
- veterinary in Telugu
- పశువైద్యము, పశువైద్య
- veterinary in Malayalam
- മൃഗചികിത്സാവിഷയക
- veterinary in Kannada
- ಪಶುವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ
- veterinary in Punjabi
- ਵੈਟਰਨਰੀ
- veterinary in Gujarati
- પશુચિકિત્સા
- veterinary in Odia
- ପଶୁଚିକିତ୍ସା
- veterinary in Arabic
- بَيْطَرِيّ bayṭariyy
- veterinary in Malay
- veterinar
- veterinary in Indonesian
- kedokteran hewan, veteriner
Examples of veterinary in a sentence
- Theriatrics was once taught as a distinct discipline before veterinary medicine became standardized.
- At the veterinary clinic, caring for the patients successfully and dealing with the patients’ owners successfully are both necessary skills.
- The veterinary surgeon carries out spayings almost every day.
Forms of veterinary
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more veterinary |
| superlative | most veterinary |
| Noun | |
| plural | veterinaries |
Origin of veterinary
From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.
Words formed from veterinary
Phrases with veterinary
Questions about veterinary
- What does veterinary mean?
- Veterinary means of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
- What is veterinary in Hindi?
- Veterinary in Hindi is पशुचिकित्सा (paśucikitsā). See Veterinary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is veterinary?
- Veterinary can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce veterinary?
- Veterinary is pronounced /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/ (UK).
Words near veterinary in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: veterinary (page history and authors); veterinary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veterinary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); veterinary (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veterinary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veterinary (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); veterinary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veterinary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); veterinary (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); veterinary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); veterinary (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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