Though both are doctors wht is the diff bet both the words... im sure there's a diff but dont know what it is..can u plz help?
2007-01-05 00:02:49 · 3 answers · asked by freeze_madhu 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
A doctor can be a doctor in anything (hold a doctorate degree).
A physician is a medical doctor.
In other words, there are a lot of doctors who are not physicians, but all physicians are doctors. The term, "doctor", is a broader category of people with doctrate degrees.
2007-01-05 01:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Doctor is someone who holds a Ph.D or is a "medical doctor". All Ph. D.s should be called doctor within their field of expertise, but medical doctors should always be addressed as doctor if one is being formal.
A physician is a medical doctor who specializes in the medical fields as opposed to the surgical/research/psychiatric fields.
2007-01-05 04:28:44 · answer #2 · answered by Aine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physician and surgeon are two types of medical doctors.
2007-01-05 01:26:09 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋