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veterinary, a. and n.|ˈvɛtərɪnərɪ|
[ad. L. veterīnāri-us, f. veterīn-us belonging or pertaining to cattle (veterīnæ fem. pl., veterīna neut. pl., cattle). So F. vétérinaire (16th cent.), It., Sp., Pg. veterinario.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to, connected or concerned with, the medical or surgical treatment of cattle and domestic animals.
1791Gentl. Mag. ii. 1016/1 Veterinary College, London. Established April 8, 1791. For the..Improvement of Farriery, and the Treatment of Cattle. 1799Med. Jrnl. I. 182 Experiments made at the Veterinary School have confirmed this hypothesis. 1832–3(title), The Veterinary Examiner; or Monthly Record of Physiology, Pathology and Natural History. 1835H. Harewood Dict. Sports s.v. Clystering, They may be purchased at any of the veterinary instrument makers in London. 1865Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 4/6 Medical or veterinary problems are regarded by some as absolutely incapable of definite solution. 1888Field 21 Jan. 92/3 It is curious to notice the entire absence of any idea of specific infection among the older veterinary writers.
b. veterinary art, veterinary science, etc.
1790Gentl. Mag. i. 298/2 The veterinary art is a practical application of sure and scientific principles to the preservation of health in animals. Ibid. 496/1 The important subject of Veterinary Medicine. 1799Med. Jrnl. I. 412 The Veterinary Art. 1804Ibid. XII. 278 Hence they were led to bring the therapeutics..of the human body to veterinary science. 1825Bentham Ration. Reward 218 The veterinary art, or the art of healing as applied to animals, has only within these few years been separately studied in England. 1884American VII. 343 Medicine, veterinary.
c. veterinary surgeon, = veterinarian n. 1.
Frequently abbreviated as vet (n.1).
1802James Milit. Dict. 1809European Mag. LV. 22 The ancient farriers of our metropolis have conferred on themselves a title highly pre-eminent, that of veterinary surgeon. 1854Poultry Chron. I. 393/2 If an experimental hospital could..be established under the care of a veterinary surgeon.
B. n. = veterinarian n. 1.
1861S. Lysons Claudia & P. 18, I must have an especial portion set off as a forge, for the armourers and veterinaries. 1881S. R. Macphail Relig. House of Pluscardyn ii. 51 Sometimes, indeed, a man was veterinary and a member of the fraternity too. |