different between lordosis vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (lordós, “bent backwards”) +? -osis

Noun

lordosis (countable and uncountable, plural lordoses)

1. (pathology) An excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing a hollow in the back.
2. (zoology) A body posture of some female mammals, indicating receptivity to copulation. It involves lowering of the forelimbs but with the rear limbs extended and hips raised, ventral arching of the spine and a raising, or sideward displacement, of the tail.

Synonyms

• hollow back
• saddle back

Derived terms

• hyperlordosis
• kypholordosis
• lordotic

Translations

See also

• kyphosis
• swayback

Anagrams

• soldiors

Spanish

Noun

lordosis f (plural lordosis)

1. (pathology) lordosis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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