posture vs standard anatomical position

standard anatomical position vs posture

posture and standard anatomical position both are nouns.

posture is a verb but standard anatomical position is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
posture	Yes	No	Yes	No
standard anatomical position	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, standard anatomical position is a hyponym of posture; that is, standard anatomical position is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than posture:

posture: the arrangement of the body and its limbs
standard anatomical position: The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature.

Other hyponyms of posture include order arms, ballet position, decubitus, eversion, lithotomy position, lotus position, missionary position, pose, presentation, ectopia, asana, guard, sprawl, sprawling, stance, tuck, back stance, crouch start.

posture (noun)	standard anatomical position (noun)
the arrangement of the body and its limbs	The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature.
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

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

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