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Veterinary Medicine vocabulary · Talking to Owners

Consent form

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/kənˈsent fɔːm/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, consent form means: A document an owner signs to agree to a procedure such as surgery or anaesthesia after the risks, costs and alternatives have been explained.

In Turkish: onam formu, bilgilendirilmiş onam formu, onay formu

How it is used

Owners sign or complete a consent form when they leave the animal for a procedure. Vets talk about informed consent, meaning the owner understood what they agreed to. The form usually includes a contact number and an estimate.

Example sentences

  1. Could you read and sign the consent form? It covers the anaesthetic and the dental work.

  2. The consent form wasn't signed, so we couldn't start the surgery.

Common collocations

  • sign a consent form
  • informed consent
  • anaesthetic consent form
  • euthanasia consent form
  • clientThe owner or keeper who brings an animal to the vet, agrees to treatment and pays the bill. In veterinary work the animal is the patient and the person is the client.
  • estimateA written or spoken statement of the likely cost of treatment, given to the owner before the work is done.
  • anaesthesiaA controlled state, produced with drugs, in which an animal feels no pain and is usually unconscious, so that surgery or other procedures can be done safely.
  • euthanasiaEnding an animal's life painlessly, usually with an overdose of an anaesthetic drug, to stop suffering that cannot be relieved.

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