body process vs phagocytosis

phagocytosis vs body process

body process and phagocytosis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
body process	Yes	No	No	No
phagocytosis	Yes	No	No	No

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

body process: 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 body process 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.

body process (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 body process and phagocytosis

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