Semantic phenomena in the English veterinary terminology

The article studies the semantic phenomena in the English terminology of veterinary medicine. The author has analysed general language semantic processes: synonymy, antonymy, homonymy, polysemy. At the paradigmatic level, the phenomenon of synonymy in veterinary terminology is presented mainly in the form of absolute synonymy. Antonymy is also peculiar to the studied terminology, which is a significant specific feature of the English veterinary terminology. It allows to designate the term system semantics and ensures its symmetry, stability and consistency. The phenomenon of polysemy is presented by isolated examples. It is concluded that an extremely important type of relationship for the terminology of veterinary medicine is a hyper-hyponymic relationship, which makes it possible to visually represent the place of each term in an organized terminology system.