[ 'ɛndə(ʊ)mɔ:f ]
■ noun Physiology a person with a soft round build of body and a high proportion of fat tissue. Compare with ectomorph and mesomorph .
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~y noun
Origin
1940s: endo- from endodermal (the endoderm being the layer of the embryo giving rise to these physical characteristics) + -morph .