Veterinary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Veterinary \Vet"er*i*na*ry\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*[i^]*n[asl]*r[y^]), a.
     [L. veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of burden and
     draught, fr. veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining
     to yearlings: cf. F. v['e]t['e]rinaire. See {Veteran},
     {Wether}.]
     Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the


     diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, various
     pets, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  veterinary
       adj : of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
       n : a doctor who practices veterinary medicine [syn: {veterinarian},
            {veterinary surgeon}, {vet}]