veterinary medicine / veterinary science
nounfeminine/vɨtɨɾiˈnaɾjɐ/high
ve·te·ri·na·ri·a
Definitions
1The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and disorder in animals.
He is pursuing a degree in veterinary medicine.
Veterinary science has made great strides in animal welfare.
Common collocations
veterinary clinicveterinary medicineveterinary schoolveterinary professional
2A place where a veterinarian works; an animal clinic.
I took my cat to the vet's for her vaccinations.
The new veterinary clinic is open 24 hours.
Common collocations
go to the vet'slocal vet'semergency vet's
Etymology
Do latim 'veterinarius', relativo a animais de carga.