Meanings
nounveterinary medicine (uncountable)
- uncountableThe branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Synonyms: veterinarianism, veterinary science, zoiatria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Translations
Bulgarian ветерина́ри́я, ветерина́рна медици́на
- ветерина́ри́я (veterináríja)branch of medicine that deals with animals
- ветерина́рна медици́на (veterinárna medicína)branch of medicine that deals with animals
Catalan veterinària
- veterinàriabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Chinese Mandarin 獸醫學 /兽医学
- 獸醫學 /兽医学 (shòuyīxué)branch of medicine that deals with animals
Dutch diergeneeskunde
- diergeneeskundebranch of medicine that deals with animals
Finnish eläinlääketiede
- eläinlääketiedebranch of medicine that deals with animals
French médecine vétérinaire
- médecine vétérinairebranch of medicine that deals with animals
German Tiermedizin, Veterinärmedizin
- Tiermedizinbranch of medicine that deals with animals
- Veterinärmedizinbranch of medicine that deals with animals
- Tierheilkundebranch of medicine that deals with animals
Hungarian állatorvostan, állatorvos-tudomány
- állatorvostanbranch of medicine that deals with animals
- állatorvos-tudománybranch of medicine that deals with animals
Indonesian kedokteran hewan
- kedokteran hewanbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Irish tréidliacht
- tréidliachtbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Italian medicina veterinaria
- medicina veterinariabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Korean 수의학
- 수의학 (suuihak)branch of medicine that deals with animals
Latin medicīna veterīnāria
- medicīna veterīnāriabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Malay perubatan veterinar
- perubatan veterinarbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Persian دامپزشکی
- دامپزشکی (dâmpezeški)branch of medicine that deals with animals
Polish medycyna weterynaryjna, weterynaria
- medycyna weterynaryjnabranch of medicine that deals with animals
- weterynariabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Portuguese medicina veterinária
- medicina veterináriabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Russian ветерина́ри́я
- ветерина́ри́я (veterináríja)branch of medicine that deals with animals
Spanish medicina veterinaria
- medicina veterinariabranch of medicine that deals with animals
Swedish djursjukvård
- djursjukvårdbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Tagalog palagamutang-hayop
- palagamutang-hayopbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Vietnamese thú y
- thú ybranch of medicine that deals with animals
Welsh milfeddygaeth
- milfeddygaethbranch of medicine that deals with animals
Cite this entry
APA
veterinary medicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veterinary%20medicine
MLA
“veterinary medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veterinary%20medicine. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veterinary medicine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veterinary%20medicine.
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