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ECTOMORPHY

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ec⋅to⋅mor⋅phic

  [ek-tuh-mawr-fik]
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–adjective
having a thin body build, roughly characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic ectoderm (contrasted with endomorphic, mesomorphic ).
Origin:
1935–40; ecto- + -morphic

Related forms:
ec⋅to⋅morph⋅y, noun
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ec·to·mor·phic   (ěk'tə-môr'fĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to an ectomorph.

[ecto(derm) + -morphic.]
ec'to·mor'phy n.
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Main Entry: ec·to·mor·phic
Pronunciation: "ek-t&-'mor-fik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the component in W. H.Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the body's degree of slenderness, angularity, and fragility
2 : having a light body build —compare ENDOMORPHIC 2, MESOMORPHIC 2b —ec·to·mor·phy /'ek-t&-"mor-fE/ noun plural -phies
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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