bodily function vs phagocytosis

phagocytosis vs bodily function

bodily function and phagocytosis both are nouns.

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

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

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
phagocytosis: process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

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, opsonization, overactivity, peristalsis, vermiculation, diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating, pinocytosis, placentation, psilosis, tanning, transpiration.

bodily function (noun)	phagocytosis (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

Difference between bodily function and phagocytosis

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