tears vs bodily function

tears and bodily function both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tears	Yes	No	No	No
bodily function	Yes	No	No	No

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

tears: the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
bodily function: an organic process that takes place in the body

Other hypernyms of tears include activity, bodily process, body process.

tears (noun)	bodily function (noun)
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)	an organic process that takes place in the body