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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvétérinaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: [ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ]
"Le chat a besoin de soins dans une clinique vétérinaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the medical and surgical care of animals, especially domestic animals.
"She took her injured cat to the veterinary clinic for emergency treatment."
- 1
A person qualified to practice veterinary medicine; a veterinarian.
"The veterinary examined the farm animals to ensure no infectious diseases were spreading."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'veterinarius', relating to beasts of burden, ultimately from 'veterinus' (old, beast of burden), stemming from 'vetus' meaning 'old'. The term evolved in the 17th century to specifically designate the medical science and practice dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Veterinary" is said worldwide
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vétérinaire
Transliteration: [ve.te.ʁi.nɛʁ]
"Le chat a besoin de soins dans une clinique vétérinaire."
tierärztlich
Transliteration: [ˈtiːɐ̯ˌʔɛːɐ̯tclɪç]
"Der Hund wurde in einer tierärztlichen Klinik behandelt."
veterinario
Transliteration: [ve.te.riˈna.rjo]
"Hanno portato il cane alla clinica veterinaria."
veterinario
Transliteration: [be.te.ɾiˈna.ɾjo]
"El perro fue llevado a una clínica veterinaria."
veterinário
Transliteration: [vɛ.te.ɾiˈna.ɾju]
"O gato foi examinado na clínica veterinária."
पशुचिकित्सा
Transliteration: paśu-chikitsā
"कुत्ते को पशुचिकित्सा क्लिनिक ले जाया गया।"
兽医的
Transliteration: shòuyī de
"这只猫被送到了兽医诊所。"
수의학의
Transliteration: suuihagui
"고양이가 수의과 클리닉으로 옮겨졌습니다."
獣医の
Transliteration: jūi no
"猫は獣医クリニックに連れて行かれました。"
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