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en⋅do⋅morph

  [en-duh-mawrf]
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–noun
1. a mineral enclosed within another mineral. Compare perimorph.
2. a person of the endomorphic type.
Origin:
1880–85; endo- + -morph
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en·do·morph   (ěn'də-môrf')   
n.  

  1. A mineral enclosed within another mineral, such as rutile or tourmaline in quartz.

  2. An individual characterized by relative prominence of the abdomen and other soft body parts developed from the embryonic endodermal layer.


[endo(derm) + -morph.]
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Word Origin & History

endomorph 
1940 as one of W.H. Sheldon's three types of human bodies, from endo- + Gk. morphe "form" (see morphine).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·do·morph
Pronunciation: 'en-d&-"morf
Function: noun
: an endomorphic individual
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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endomorph en·do·morph (ěn'də-môrf')
n.
An individual having a body build characterized by relative prominence of the abdomen and other soft body parts developed from the embryonic endodermal layer.

en'do·mor'phic adj.
en'do·mor'phy n.

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endomorph

a human physical type (somatotype) tending toward roundness, as determined by the physique classification system developed by American psychologist W.H. Sheldon. The extreme endomorph has a body as nearly globular as humanly possible; he has a round head, a large, round abdomen, large internal organs relative to his size, rather short arms and legs with fat upper arms and thighs, but slender wrists and ankles. Under normal conditions the endormorphic individual has a great deal of body fat, but he is not simply a fat person; if starved, he remains an endomorph, only thinner. Compare ectomorph; mesomorph.

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