bodily function vs ventilation

ventilation vs bodily function

bodily function and ventilation both are nouns.

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

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

bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body
ventilation: the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

Other hyponyms of bodily function include control, breathing, external respiration, respiration, 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, psilosis, tanning, transpiration.

bodily function (noun)	ventilation (noun)
an organic process that takes place in the body	the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
	a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air
	free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

Difference between bodily function and ventilation

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