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# veterinary

adjective (veterinary)

«veterinary» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#m1)
2. Used in the names of jobs and places for animal care: a veterinary nurse, veterinary surgeon, veterinary school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#m2)
3. A veterinary is an animal doctor, also called a vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#m3)

### In the lessons

It appears in everyday life when a pet is ill or hurt and you go to the veterinary surgery (often just called "the vet's"). In science and careers lessons it names the study of animal health. Phrases: veterinary surgeon (UK), veterinary clinic, veterinary nurse, veterinary medicine, veterinary care.

### Examples

- We took the puppy to the veterinary clinic for its injections. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x1)
- My aunt is a veterinary nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x2)
- In the UK a vet is officially called a veterinary surgeon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x3)
- She wants to study veterinary medicine when she grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x4)
- The farm animals get regular veterinary care. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x5)
- The veterinary bill for the cat came to 85 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x6)
- Veterinary students learn about horses, dogs, cows and birds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x7)
- The next morning the veterinary--that is, the animal doctor--declared that he would be lame for the rest of his life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/#x8)

### Note

It is an adjective, not a person: the person is a vet or veterinarian (US) or veterinary surgeon (UK). Spelling and saying trap: vet-er-in-ar-y has five syllables in careful speech, though many people say "vet-rin-ry". "Vet" is the everyday short word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «veterinary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/veterinary/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«veterinary» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/veterinary.html) on Mova free.