mesomorph
[ mez-uh-mawrf, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]
/ ˈmɛz əˌmɔrf, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /
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noun
a person of the mesomorphic type.
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British Dictionary definitions for mesomorph
mesomorph
/ (ˈmɛsəʊˌmɔːf) /
noun
a person with a muscular body build: said to be correlated with somatotoniaCompare ectomorph, endomorph (def. 1)
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Medical definitions for mesomorph
mesomorph
[ mĕz′ə-môrf′ ]
n.
An individual characterized by a robust muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic mesodermal layer predominate.
Other words from mesomorph
mes′o•mor′phic adj.mes′o•mor′phism null n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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