peristalsis vs bodily process

peristalsis and bodily process both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
peristalsis	Yes	No	No	No
bodily process	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bodily process is a hypernym of peristalsis; that is, bodily process is a word with a broader meaning than peristalsis:

peristalsis: the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
bodily process: an organic process that takes place in the body

Other hypernyms of peristalsis include activity, bodily function, body process.

peristalsis (noun)	bodily process (noun)
the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along	an organic process that takes place in the body