locus of infection vs situation

locus of infection and situation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
locus of infection	Yes	No	No	No
situation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, situation is a hypernym of locus of infection; that is, situation is a word with a broader meaning than locus of infection:

locus of infection: the specific site in the body where an infection originates
situation: physical position in relation to the surroundings

Other hypernyms of locus of infection include site.

locus of infection (noun)	situation (noun)
the specific site in the body where an infection originates	a job in an organization
	physical position in relation to the surroundings
	the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
	a condition or position in which you find yourself
	a complex or critical or unusual difficulty