Term: veterinary medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)
Candidate hypernym: medicine: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques → 1
Candidate hypernym: fuel injection: mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor → 0
Candidate hypernym: creutzfeldt-jakob disease: rare (usually fatal) brain disease (usually in middle age) caused by an unidentified slow virus; characterized by progressive dementia and gradual loss of muscle control → 0
Candidate hypernym: santolina: genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads → 0
Candidate hypernym: cattley guava: small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron lung: respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration → 0
Candidate hypernym: lounger: an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear → 0
Candidate hypernym: huntington's chorea: hereditary disease; develops in adulthood and ends in dementia → 0
Candidate hypernym: expressionism: an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality → 0
Candidate hypernym: mugging: assault with intent to rob → 0
Candidate hypernym: muniments: deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land → 0