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veterinary

/ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/noun, adjective4 syllables

Veterinary means: a doctor who practices veterinary medicine.

Synonyms for veterinary3

noun, as in a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet

What does veterinary mean?2

noun

1

a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

adjective

1

of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Veterinary in a sentence

  • In the veterinary clinic, the sick dog was put to sleep.AlanF_US
  • I took my cat to the veterinary hospital yesterday.dogcoll
  • Urgent veterinary intervention is required in this case.Amastan
  • Ziri set aside some money for the veterinary college.Amastan
  • Ziri started college to become a veterinary assistant.Amastan
  • There aren't any veterinary clinics in the area.lingomaxim
  • Thanks to the marvels of modern veterinary medicine, our pets are living much longer lives.Hybrid
  • Santiago showed up at the veterinary clinic.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of veterinary

as a noun

plural
veterinaries