veterinary surgeon vs medico

veterinary surgeon and medico both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
veterinary surgeon	Yes	No	No	No
medico	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of veterinary surgeon include doc, doctor, Dr., MD, physician.

veterinary surgeon (noun)	medico (noun)
a doctor who practices veterinary medicine	a licensed medical practitioner
	a student in medical school