| Descriptor English: | Veterinary Medicine | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Medicina Veterinaria                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Medicina Veterinária | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Médecine vétérinaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Medicine, Veterinary | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        H02.956 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014730 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. | 
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| Annotation: | use for the specialty only; use /vet with diseases & techniques | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        CL                                                            classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends  | 
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| Entry Combination: | 
                                                                            education:Education, Veterinary
                                                                                 legislation & jurisprudence:Legislation, Veterinary  | 
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| Entry Version: | VET MED | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Animal Diseases
                                            MeSH                                             Animal Technicians MeSH Laboratory Animal Science MeSH  | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 15134 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014730 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 | 
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                                        DISCIPLINES AND OCCUPATIONS
 
Health Occupations [H02]Health Occupations 
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                        Veterinary Medicine                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0022648 | 
                                
| Scope note | The medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in animals. | 
| Preferred term | Veterinary Medicine | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Medicine, Veterinary                                                 | 
                                
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