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Canine

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈkeɪnaɪn/adjectiveCore term

In veterinary medicine, canine means: Relating to dogs. As a noun it also means a dog in formal writing, and in anatomy it is the long pointed tooth next to the incisors.

In Turkish: köpeklere ait, köpek (sıfat), kanin

How it is used

Used in disease names, journals and product names: canine parvovirus, canine distemper, canine behaviour. In conversation vets simply say dog; canine sounds formal or technical.

Example sentences

  1. Canine distemper is rare in well-vaccinated populations.

  2. She works as a canine physiotherapist at a referral hospital.

Common collocations

  • canine parvovirus
  • canine distemper
  • canine patient
  • canine medicine
  • felineRelating to cats. As a noun, a feline is any member of the cat family, including lions and tigers.
  • parvovirusA tough, highly contagious virus that causes severe vomiting, bloody diarrhoea and dehydration, mainly in young unvaccinated dogs. A related parvovirus causes panleukopenia in cats.
  • kennel coughA contagious respiratory infection of dogs that causes a harsh, honking cough. It spreads where dogs mix and is caused by bacteria such as Bordetella and several viruses.
  • companion animalAn animal kept mainly for company rather than for food, work or profit, such as a dog, cat, rabbit or pet bird. It is a more formal word for pet.

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