exophthalmos vs symptom

exophthalmos and symptom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exophthalmos	Yes	No	No	No
symptom	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, symptom is a hypernym of exophthalmos; that is, symptom is a word with a broader meaning than exophthalmos:

exophthalmos: protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
symptom: (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

exophthalmos (noun)	symptom (noun)
protrusion of the eyeball from the socket	anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease