lithotomy position vs posture

posture vs lithotomy position

lithotomy position and posture both are nouns.

lithotomy position is not a verb while posture is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lithotomy position	Yes	No	No	No
posture	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, posture is a hypernym of lithotomy position; that is, posture is a word with a broader meaning than lithotomy position:

lithotomy position: a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination
posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs

Other hypernyms of lithotomy position include attitude, position.

lithotomy position (noun)	posture (noun)
a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	characteristic way of bearing one's body
	capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war
	a rationalized mental attitude

lithotomy position (verb)	posture (verb)
	assume a posture as for artistic purposes
	behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others

Difference between lithotomy position and posture

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