ectomorph

ec·to·morph

 (ĕk′tə-môrf′)

n.

An individual having a lean, slightly muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic ectoderm predominate.

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[ecto(derm) + -morph.]

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ec′to·mor′phic adj.

ec′to·mor′phy n.

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ectomorph

(ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf)

n

(Anatomy) a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia. Compare endomorph, mesomorph

ˌectoˈmorphic adj

ˈectoˌmorphy n

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ec•to•morph

(ˈɛk təˌmɔrf)

n.

a person of the ectomorphic type.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ectomorph - a person with a thin body individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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Translations

ectomorphe

ectomorph

[ˈektəʊˌmɔːf] N → ectomorfo m

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ectomorph

n → ektomorpher Konstitutionstyp

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