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mes·o·morph

 (mĕz′ə-môrf′, mĕs′-)
n.
An individual with a robust, muscular body build caused by the predominance of structures developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer.
[meso(derm) + -morph.]
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mesomorph

(ˈmɛsəʊˌmɔːf)
n
(Physiology) a person with a muscular body build: said to be correlated with somatotonia. Compare ectomorph, endomorph1
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mes•o•morph

(ˈmɛz əˌmɔrf, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə-)

n.
a person of the mesomorphic type.
[1935–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mesomorph - a person with a well-developed muscular bodymesomorph - a person with a well-developed muscular body
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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Translations
mésomorphe

mesomorph

[ˈmesəʊˌmɔːf] N → mesomorfo m
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