bodily function vs opsonization

opsonization vs bodily function

bodily function and opsonization both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bodily function	Yes	No	No	No
opsonization	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, opsonization is a hyponym of bodily function; that is, opsonization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bodily function:

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
opsonization: process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis

Other hyponyms of bodily function include control, breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation, respiration, breath, consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, insemination, sleeping, reaction, response, crying, tears, weeping, ablactation, anastalsis, discharge, emission, expelling, expectoration, festering, maturation, suppuration, healing, hypostasis, lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering, lactation, opsonisation, overactivity, peristalsis, vermiculation, diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, placentation, psilosis, tanning, transpiration.

bodily function (noun)	opsonization (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis

Difference between bodily function and opsonization

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