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somatotype

[suh-mat-uh-tahyp, soh-muh-tuh-]
noun
  1. (of humans) physical type; physique.
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Origin of somatotype

First recorded in 1935–40; somato- + -type
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British Dictionary definitions for somatotype

somatotype

noun
  1. a type or classification of physique or body buildSee endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph
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somatotype in Medicine

somatotype

(sō-măt′ə-tīp′, sō′mə-tə-)
n.
  1. The structure or build of a person, especially to the extent to which it exhibits the characteristics of an ectomorph, an endomorph, or a mesomorph.
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Related formsso•mat′o•typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.
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