vet·er·i·nar·y 
(vĕtər-ə-nĕr′ē, vĕtrə-)
(vĕtər-ə-nĕr′ē, vĕtrə-)adj.
Of or relating to veterinary medicine; concerned or connected with the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic animals.
n. pl. vet·er·i·nar·ies
A veterinarian.
[Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnae, beasts of burden, from feminine pl. of veterīnus, of beasts of burden; see wet-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]