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VETERINARY MEDICINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("veterinary medicine" is a kind of...):
medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
Domain member category:
coccidiosis ((veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia)