veterinary technician

[ vet-er-uh-ner-ee tek-nish-uhn, ve-truh‐ ]

noun

1. a veterinarian’s assistant, trained to provide medical care for animals, as performing diagnostic tests or administering vaccines and medication.

Word History and Origins

Origin of veterinary technician¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Some said she claimed she was in veterinary school or worked as a veterinary technician.

From Los Angeles Times

Jacqueline Wivel is a certified veterinary technician in the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

From Science Daily

The other co-authors are Huseyin O. Taskin, a former research specialist at Penn in the GKAguirre Lab and current graduate student at the University of Toronto, and Jacqueline Wivel, a veterinary technician.

From Science Daily

“Fearful tense did ok going slow NO signs of aggression,” a veterinary technician wrote the day he came in.

From Los Angeles Times

The Star Tribune reported that Lamas handed down the sentence in a courtroom packed with family and friends of Marquisha “Kiki” Wiley, the 27-year-old veterinary technician killed by a bullet fired from Brown’s gun during the melee inside a crowded bar called the Seventh Street Truck Park in 2021.

From Seattle Times