definition of veterinary
The important degree, and the one on which registration to practice is based, is the first or primary degree. A postgraduate degree has no relevance to the registration procedure. veterinary dermatology. the study of the diseases of the skin of animals.
to submit (an animal) to veterinary care, 1891, from veterinarian. The colloquial sense of subject to careful examination (as of an animal by a veterinarian, especially of a horse before a race) is first attested 1904, in Kipling. Related: Vetted; vetting.