tears vs body process

tears and body process both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tears	Yes	No	No	No
body process	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

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