noun🔗ShareAn excessive backwards curvature of the spine, causing a hollow in the back."The elderly woman's posture showed a noticeable lordosis, making her back appear concave. "medicinebodyanatomyconditionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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."The dog's lordosis posture, with its lowered front paws and raised hindquarters, clearly signaled her willingness to mate. "animalphysiologyanatomysexbiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading