Veterinary Medicine
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The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. |
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SPEC only: SPEC qualif; prefer /vet with diseases & techniques: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.81; indexing policy: Manual 23.33+; /legislation & jurisprudence = LEGISLATION, VETERINARY or VETERINARY MEDICINE (IM) + JURISPRUDENCE (IM); DF: VET MED |
Veterinary Medicine Categories.
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Pathology, Veterinary - The field of veterinary medicine concerned with the causes of and changes produced in the body by disease. |
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Surgery, Veterinary - A board-certified specialty of VETERINARY MEDICINE, requiring at least four years of special education, training, and practice of veterinary surgery after graduation from veterinary school. In the written, oral, and practical examinations candidates may choose either large or small animal surgery. (From AVMA Directory, 43d ed, p278) |
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Veterinary Service, Military - A corps of the armed services concerned with animal medicine, the chief interest of which is the care of government-owned working dogs (as in the military police units), working horses (as in state funerals), and working military dolphins (as in undersea exploration and other activities). In the United States Army Veterinary Corps animal medicine overlaps and interconnects with biomedical research using laboratory research animals. A related activity is laboratory animal care. The Corps provides limited care for privately owned animals of military personnel through non-appropriated funds. Military service veterinarians in the United States Army must be graduates of accredited veterinary schools and must have a state license. (Telephone communication with Lt. Col. William Inskeep II, U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, October 4, 1994) |
Veterinary Medicine Definitions and Terms
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