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veterinarian | American Dictionary

veterinarian
noun[ C ]
us/ˌvet̬·ər·əˈneər·i·ən, ˌve·trəˈneər-/(short formvet)
a person trained in the medical treatment of animals:
He is the chief veterinarian for the zoo and deals with all kinds and sizes of animals.

veterinary

adjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈvet̬·ər·əˌner·i, ˈve·trəˌner·i/
The practice of veterinary medicine has become very sophisticated.

Examples of veterinarian

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The 42 remaining stimuli (omitting veterinarian and including ambulance) were divided into a high-frequency group (>38.3) and a low-frequency group (<38.3) by a median split.
Another calf was seen by the attending veterinarian and was diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis.
Moral orientations of justice and care among veterinarians entering veterinary practice.
The specimens were collected by veterinarians from individual animals with watery diarrhoea and\\or herds with high mortality in the young animals.
The criteria used for selecting an anthelmintic were the veterinarian's recommendation (59%), purchasing price (39%), and for 2% of farmers the results from previous applications.
All cysts were declared fertile (presence of protoscoleces) by veterinarians following a microscopic check.
The distinction between moral reasoning and moral orientation has been discussed elsewhere in a report on veterinarians 7 but is briefly described as follows.
Note that veterinarians are in no better position to assess a chicken's experience.
All the clinical, reproduction, production and management data were recorded on computer by the herd manager and the attending veterinarian.
One test item (veterinarian) was pronounced correctly by only one participant and therefore was eliminated.
Occupational exposure (sewer workers, abattoir workers, veterinarians, farmers) to leptospires is common.
Both farmers and government veterinarians received information on identification of clinical symptoms of scrapie.
They were evaluated daily by a veterinarian unaware of the experimental design to determine whether behavioral changes were present (mental status, appetite, affect, etc).
In this case, the horse was examined by the veterinarians, passed the veterinary checks, but the rider decided to withdraw.
None of them showed clinical signs during their examination by the border veterinarian.
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