mesomorph

mesomorph /meso·morph/ (mez´o-morf) an individual having the type of body build in which mesodermal tissues predominate: relative preponderance of muscle, bone, and connective tissue, usually with heavy, hard physique of rectangular outline.

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mes·o·morph (mz-môrf)

n.

An individual characterized by a robust muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic mesodermal layer predominate.

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meso·morphic adj.

meso·morphism, meso·morphy n.

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mesomorph,

n one of the three somatotypes described by WH Sheldon; characterized by a square, rugged, hard body without body mass concentrated centrally. See also somatotype.