physician vs doctor

physician and doctor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physician	Yes	No	No	No
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, physician and doctor are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of physician include doc, Dr., MD, medico.

physician (noun)	doctor (noun)
a licensed medical practitioner	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
	a licensed medical practitioner
	a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

physician (verb)	doctor (verb)
	give medical treatment to
	alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken