Named Groups

Animal Technicians

Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

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Abstract

Assistants to a veterinarian, biological or biomedical researcher, or other scientist who are engaged in the care and management of animals, and who are trained in basic principles of animal life processes and routine laboratory and animal health care procedures. (Facts on File Dictionary of Health Care Management, 1988)

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Synonyms

33 entry terms
  • Animal Care Assistants
  • Animal Care Technicians
  • Assistants, Veterinary
  • Nurses, Veterinary
  • Technicians, Veterinary
  • Veterinary Assistants
  • Veterinary Nurses
  • Veterinary Technicians
  • Animal Care Assistant
  • Animal Care Technician
  • Animal Technician
  • Assistant, Animal Care
  • Assistant, Veterinary
  • Assistants, Animal Care
  • Care Assistant, Animal
  • Care Assistants, Animal
  • Care Technician, Animal
  • Care Technicians, Animal
  • Nurse, Veterinary
  • Technician, Animal
  • Technician, Animal Care
  • Technician, Veterinary
  • Technicians, Animal
  • Technicians, Animal Care
  • Veterinary Assistant
  • Veterinary Nurse
  • Veterinary Technician
  • Laboratory Animal Technologists
  • Animal Technologist, Laboratory
  • Animal Technologists, Laboratory
  • Laboratory Animal Technologist
  • Technologist, Laboratory Animal
  • Technologists, Laboratory Animal

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term VETERINARY NURSES is British

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History Note

94

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Previous Indexing

  • Veterinary Medicine (1966-1993)

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  1. M01w.526.485.067.040w
  2. N02.360.067.040w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Animal Technicians. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017750. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017750
  2. Animal Technicians. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraveterinary_worker
  3. Animal Technicians. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61341