physician vs medical specialist

medical specialist vs physician

physician and medical specialist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physician	Yes	No	No	No
medical specialist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medical specialist is a hyponym of physician; that is, medical specialist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than physician:

physician: a licensed medical practitioner
medical specialist: practices one branch of medicine

Other hyponyms of physician include abortionist, allergist, angiologist, extern, medical extern, gastroenterologist, general practitioner, GP, hakeem, hakim, house physician, resident, resident physician, houseman, intern, interne, medical intern, primary care physician, quack, specialist, operating surgeon, sawbones, surgeon, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon.

physician (noun)	medical specialist (noun)
a licensed medical practitioner	practices one branch of medicine

Difference between physician and medical specialist

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