different between veterinary vs ceftiofur

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From Latin veterinarius, from veterinus and veterinae (“cattle”); compare with veterinarian.

veterinary (comparative more veterinary, superlative most veterinary)

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

veterinary (plural veterinaries)

A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
- 1905, Frances Simpson, Cats for Pleasure and Profit (page 77)
  Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) +? thio- +? fur(an).

ceftiofur (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.

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