bodily function vs psilosis

psilosis vs bodily function

bodily function and psilosis both are nouns.

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

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

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
psilosis: falling out of hair

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, pinocytosis, placentation, tanning, transpiration.

bodily function (noun)	psilosis (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	falling out of hair
	a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

Difference between bodily function and psilosis

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