Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary medicine (pronunciation: /ˌvetəˈrɪnəri ˈmɛdɪsɪn/) is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.
Etymology
The term "veterinary" comes from the Latin veterinae meaning "working animals". "Veterinary" was first used in 1646 by Thomas Browne. The term "medicine" comes from the Latin medicina, meaning "the healing art, medicine, a physician".
Related terms
- Veterinarian: A professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals.
- Veterinary science: The science of diagnosing, treating and curing the diverse types of diseases in birds and animals.
- Veterinary surgery: The surgical treatment of animals by veterinarians.
- Veterinary pathology: The study and diagnosis of animal diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids.
- Veterinary pharmacology: The study of drugs used for the prevention and treatment of diseases in animals.
- Veterinary parasitology: The study of animal parasites, especially relationships between parasites and animal hosts.
- Veterinary epidemiology: The study of disease in animal populations.
- Veterinary immunology: The study of the immune system of animals.
- Veterinary oncology: The study of cancer in animals.
- Veterinary dentistry: The field of dentistry applied to the care of animals.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Veterinary medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Veterinary medicine
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