veterinary surgeon vs physician

veterinary surgeon and physician both are nouns.

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

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

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

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