the branch of medicine concerned with the health of animals and the treatment of injuries or diseases that affect them
veterinary medicine in American English
noun
the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, esp. domesticated animals
Word origin
[1780–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1780–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: alignment, carbon, carton, classification, dynamics
Examples of 'veterinary medicine' in a sentence
veterinary medicine
Tests are already used for medicine and veterinary medicine.
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There is a parallel in veterinary medicine.
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I am sure research using human tissue has at times helped veterinary medicine.
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Thanks to advances in veterinary medicine, pets are living longer.
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However, the strain was resistant to ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin, antibiotics commonly used in human and in veterinary medicine, suggesting contamination from human sources.
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Physics, veterinary medicine, engineering and health subjects such as physiotherapy have all increased by more than 7 per cent.
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Yesterday, the 23-year-old began the practical part of her degree in veterinary medicine, treating animals on location.
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Only the restrictions on numbers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and nursing will remain in place.
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Scores for medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine take no account of graduate destinations because of unusually high employment levels.