The difference between Physician and Veterinarian

When used as nouns, physician means a practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon, whereas veterinarian means a medical doctor who treats animals.


Veterinarian is also adjective with the meaning: veterinary.

check bellow for the other definitions of Physician and Veterinarian

  1. Physician as a noun:

    A practitioner of physic, i.e. a specialist in internal medicine, especially as opposed to a surgeon; a practitioner who treats with medication rather than with surgery.

  2. Physician as a noun:

    A medical doctor trained in human medicine.

  1. Veterinarian as a noun (now, US):

    A medical doctor who treats animals.

  1. Veterinarian as an adjective:

    veterinary