podiatry vs medical specialty

podiatry and medical specialty both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
podiatry	Yes	No	No	No
medical specialty	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, medical specialty is a hypernym of podiatry; that is, medical specialty is a word with a broader meaning than podiatry:

podiatry: the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
medical specialty: the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

Other hypernyms of podiatry include medicine.

podiatry (noun)	medical specialty (noun)
the branch of medicine concerned with the feet	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques