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.
mesomorph
mesomorph [mez´o-morf, mes´o-morf]
mesomorph,
mes·o·morph (m z  -môrf )n. An individual characterized by a robust muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic mesodermal layer predominate. mes o·morphic adj.mes o·morphism, meso·morphy n. |
mesomorph
[mes′əmôrf′]
Etymology: Gk, mesos + morphe, form
a person whose physique is characterized by a predominance of muscle, bone, and connective tissue, structures that develop from the mesodermal layer of the embryo. Compare ectomorph, endomorph. See also athletic habitus.
mesomorph [mez´o-morf, mes´o-morf]
an individual having a type of body build in which mesodermal tissues predominate: there is relative preponderance of muscle, bone, and connective tissue, usually with heavy, hard physique of rectangular outline; a somatotype classified between ectomorph and endomorph.
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.
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