veterinary vs physician

veterinary and physician both are nouns.

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

As nouns, physician is a hypernym of veterinary; that is, physician is a word with a broader meaning than veterinary:

Other hypernyms of veterinary include doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico.

veterinary (noun)	physician (noun)
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine	a licensed medical practitioner

veterinary (adjective)	physician (adjective)
of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine