ectomorphic

[ ek-tuh-mawr-fik ]

adjective
  1. having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic).

Origin of ectomorphic

1
First recorded in 1935–40; ecto- + -morphic

Other words from ectomorphic

  • ec·to·morph·y, noun

Words Nearby ectomorphic

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