physician vs operating surgeon

operating surgeon vs physician

physician and operating surgeon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
physician	Yes	No	No	No
operating surgeon	Yes	No	No	No

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

physician: a licensed medical practitioner
operating surgeon: a physician who specializes in surgery

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, medical specialist, specialist, sawbones, surgeon, vet, veterinarian, veterinary, veterinary surgeon.

physician (noun)	operating surgeon (noun)
a licensed medical practitioner	a physician who specializes in surgery

Difference between physician and operating surgeon

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