melena vs fecal matter

melena and fecal matter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
melena	Yes	No	No	No
fecal matter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fecal matter is a hypernym of melena; that is, fecal matter is a word with a broader meaning than melena:

melena: abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)
fecal matter: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Other hypernyms of melena include BM, dejection, faecal matter, faeces, feces, ordure, stool.

melena (noun)	fecal matter (noun)
abnormally dark tarry feces containing blood (usually from gastrointestinal bleeding)	solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels