bodily function vs pinocytosis

pinocytosis vs bodily function

bodily function and pinocytosis both are nouns.

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

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

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
pinocytosis: process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

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, phagocytosis, placentation, psilosis, tanning, transpiration.

bodily function (noun)	pinocytosis (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

Difference between bodily function and pinocytosis

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.