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Descriptor English: Surgery, Veterinary
Descriptor Spanish: Cirugía Veterinaria
Descriptor cirugía veterinaria
Scope note: Especialidad de la VETERINARIA con certificación por un consejo escolar, que requiere al menos cuatro años de educación, formación y práctica especiales de la cirugía veterinaria después de la obtención de la licenciatura en la facultad de veterinaria. En los exámenes escritos, orales y prácticos los candidatos pueden elegir entre la cirugía con animales de gran tamaño y de pequeño tamaño (AVMA Directory, 43d ed, p278).
Descriptor Portuguese: Cirurgia Veterinária
Descriptor French: Chirurgie vétérinaire
Entry term(s): Surgeries, Veterinary
Veterinary Surgeries
Veterinary Surgery
Tree number(s): H02.956.692
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013522
Scope note: 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)
Annotation: use for the specialty only
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under VETERINARY MEDICINE 1975-90
Online Note: search VETERINARY MEDICINE 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under VETERINARY MEDICINE 1975-90
Entry Version: SURG VET
DeCS ID: 13903
Unique ID: D013522
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Surgery, Veterinary - Preferred
Concept UI M0020885
Scope note 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)
Preferred term Surgery, Veterinary
Entry term(s) Surgeries, Veterinary
Veterinary Surgeries
Veterinary Surgery



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