MESOMORPHIC


Meaning of MESOMORPHIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-zə-ˈmȯr-fik, ˌmē-, -sə- ]

adjective

Etymology: meso derm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the mesoderm

Date: 1940

1. : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development

2. : having a husky muscular body build

• me·so·mor·phy ˈme-zə-ˌmȯr-fē, -sə- noun

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