Hypernyms for "body process"
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ablactation
anastalsis
breath
breathing
consumption
control
crying
diaphoresis
discharge
emission
expectoration
expelling
external respiration
festering
healing
hidrosis
hypostasis
ingestion
insemination
intake
lachrymation
lacrimation
lactation
maturation
opsonisation
opsonization
overactivity
peristalsis
perspiration
phagocytosis
pinocytosis
placentation
psilosis
reaction
respiration
response
sex
sex activity
sexual activity
sexual practice
sleeping
sudation
suppuration
sweating
tanning
tearing
tears
transpiration
uptake
ventilation
vermiculation
watering
weeping
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.