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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

ciencia veterinaria

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sjenca beteɾiˈnaɾja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Veterinary science/ˈvɛt.ər.ɪˌnɛr.i ˈsaɪ.əns/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La ciencia veterinaria ha avanzado mucho en la última década."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The branch of science that deals with the health, medical treatment, and well-being of animals, both domestic and wild.

    "Advances in veterinary science have significantly improved the life expectancy of household pets."
  2. 2

    The professional and academic field dedicated to the study of animal diseases and veterinary medicine.

    "She enrolled in the university to pursue a degree in veterinary science."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'veterinarius', relating to beasts of burden (from 'vetus', meaning old), combined with 'science' from the Latin 'scientia' meaning knowledge. The term evolved in the modern era to formally encompass the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals.

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