獣医学(じゅういがく)

じゅういがく
noun
veterinary medicine, veterinary science
1. veterinary medicine, veterinary science
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries in animals. Also covers public health aspects such as food safety and zoonotic disease control.
獣医学(じゅういがく)を学(まな)んでいる。
I am studying veterinary medicine.
獣医学(じゅういがく)部(ぶ)は6年制(ねんせい)です。
The veterinary medicine department is a six-year program.
獣医学(じゅういがく)の研究(けんきゅう)は動物(どうぶつ)の健康(けんこう)だけでなく、人間(にんげん)の感染症(かんせんしょう)対策(たいさく)にも貢献(こうけん)している。
Research in veterinary medicine contributes not only to animal health but also to measures against infectious diseases in humans.

A compound of 獣医(じゅうい) (veterinarian) + 学(がく) (study, science). In Japan, veterinary programs are six-year undergraduate courses at universities, unlike the postgraduate model common in the US.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 獣医学(じゅういがく)部(ぶ): veterinary medicine department/faculty
  • 獣医学(じゅういがく)科(か): veterinary science course
  • 獣医学(じゅういがく)の研究(けんきゅう): veterinary research
  • 獣医学(じゅういがく)博士(はかせ): Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

RELATED WORDS:

  • 獣医(じゅうい): veterinarian — the profession, not the field of study
  • 獣医師(じゅういし): veterinary doctor — the formal title
  • 動物病院(どうぶつびょういん): animal hospital, veterinary clinic
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