# veterinary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɛtɪnɹi/ · frequency rank #10,475

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

## Etymology
From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.

## Common misspellings (15)
`evterinary`, `veetrinary`, `veteirnary`, `veterianry`, `veterinarry`, `veterinaryy`, `veterinayr`, `veterinnary`, `veterinray`, `veterniary`, `veterrinary`, `vetreinary`, `vetterinary`, `vteerinary`, `vveterinary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/veterinary