An assistant is an individual who is employed by an actively-licensed veterinarian to perform acts pertaining to the practice of veterinary medicine, and receives compensation for such acts from the employing veterinarian, but is not a Certified Veterinary Technician or licensed veterinarian.
Word History: Belying the very meaning of the word, the adjective mediocre has a remarkable and unexpected etymology. Mediocre ultimately comes from Latin mediocris, which meant middling, ordinary, unremarkable..
mean adj adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. (inferior) mediocre agg : miserabile, spoglio agg : That's a mean imitation of an artwork. Ã un'imitazione mediocre di un'opera d'arte. mean adj adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. slang (skilful) (informale) provetto agg : bravo, esperto agg : That Frank is a mean bricklayer. Quel Frank Ã¨ un muratore provetto.