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hab⋅i⋅tus

  [hab-i-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus.
the physical characteristics of a person, esp. appearance and constitution as related to disease.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL, L; see habit 1
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hab·i·tus   (hāb'ĭ-təs)   
n.   pl. habitus
The physical and constitutional characteristics of an individual, especially as related to the tendency to develop a certain disease.

[Latin, condition; see habit.]
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Main Entry: hab·i·tus
Pronunciation: 'hab-&t-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural habitus /-&t-&s,-&-"tüs/
: HABIT; specifically : body build and constitution especially as related topredisposition to disease habitus>
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habitus hab·i·tus (hāb'ĭ-təs)
n. pl. habitus
The physical and constitutional characteristics of an individual, especially the tendency to develop a certain disease.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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