Veterinarian Word Search
A free Veterinarian word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: ANIMAL, CLINIC, SURGERY, EXAMINE, VACCINE, STETHOSCOPE, SYRINGE, TREATMENT, HEALTH, PATIENT, DISINFECT, DENTAL.
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Veterinarian word list, defined
- ANIMAL /ˈænɪməl/ · noun
- A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and a nervous system, and able to respond rapidly to stimuli; distinguished from plants, fungi, and microorganisms. Also used figuratively to describe a person's basic nature or untamed behavior. Related: creature, beast, organism, brute.
- CLINIC /ˈklɪnɪk/ · noun
- A clinic is an establishment or session where medical treatment, advice, or outpatient care is provided, typically smaller than a hospital. It can also mean a class or meeting devoted to teaching or practising a particular skill, or a period of instruction in which experts critique participants' work. Related: outpatient department, dispensary, health centre, infirmary.
- SURGERY /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/ · noun
- The medical treatment of injuries or diseases by operating on the body. The term can also refer to the branch of medicine concerned with operations, or, chiefly in British English, a doctor's consulting room. Related: operation, surgical procedure, operative treatment, surgical care.
- EXAMINE /ɪɡˈzæmɪn/ · verb
- To inspect or scrutinize something closely and carefully in order to assess its nature, condition, or accuracy; to test a person's knowledge or ability by asking questions. Related: inspect, scrutinize, analyze, study.
- VACCINE /vækˈsiːn/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a vaccine is a biological preparation that stimulates the immune system to develop protection against a specific disease or pathogen. As a verb, to vaccinate means to administer a vaccine, thereby providing or aiming to provide immunity. Related: immunization, inoculation, immuniser.
- STETHOSCOPE /ˈstɛθəˌskoʊp/ · noun
- A medical instrument placed against a patient's body to listen to internal sounds, especially those of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Related: auscultation device.
- SYRINGE /səˈraɪndʒ/ · noun
- A device used to inject or withdraw liquid, especially a medical instrument consisting of a barrel, a plunger, and a hollow needle or narrow tube. It may also refer to the contents or measured dose of a syringe. Related: injector, needle.
- TREATMENT /ˈtriːtmənt/ · noun
- The act or process of providing medical care to someone with an illness, injury, or other health condition. More broadly, it means a particular way of handling, managing, dealing with, or presenting a person, subject, material, or situation. Related: care, therapy, handling, management.
- HEALTH /hɛlθ/ · noun
- The condition of a person or organism with respect to physical or mental well-being, especially the absence of disease or illness. By extension, it refers to the successful functioning or general condition of a person, community, institution, or system. Related: wellness, well-being, fitness, vitality.
- PATIENT /ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a patient is a person receiving medical care or treatment. As an adjective, it describes someone willing to wait calmly or tolerate difficulty without becoming irritated or distressed. Related: tolerant, understanding, considerate, enduring.
- DISINFECT /ˌdɪsɪnˈfɛkt/ · verb
- To clean something, especially a surface or object, with a chemical or physical agent in order to destroy bacteria, viruses, and other harmful microorganisms. Related: sanitize, sterilize, decontaminate, cleanse.
- DENTAL /ˈdɛntəl/ · adjective
- Relating to the teeth or to dentistry. In phonetics, it also describes a consonant produced with the tongue against the upper teeth, such as the 'th' sounds. Related: orthodontic, dentoalveolar.
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