mesomorph

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  1. noun An individual with a robust, muscular body build caused by the predominance of structures developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer.

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  • After examining over 4,000 people he came up with a classification that divided the human race into three broad categories: the endomorph or rolypoly, the mesomorph or bone and muscle, and the ectomorph or string-bean type. —  Modern Mechanix
  • Scientists have developed a body type classification system based totally on some factors and everyone falls into one of the following 3 classes (you can fall in-between, as these are quite generalized): endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • Sheldon's initial work with body and temperament types was based mostly on men, and it is in the description of the extreme mesomorph that we have the most need to develop a corresponding female mesomorphic description. —  The Civic Platform - A Political Journal of Ideas and Analysis
  • The skin tends to be finer than in the male mesomorph, but shows some of the same characteristics in terms of tanning and wrinkling. —  The Civic Platform - A Political Journal of Ideas and Analysis
  • In contrast to the compactness of the endomorph and mesomorph, the ectomorph is extended in space and linear. —  The Civic Platform - A Political Journal of Ideas and Analysis
 

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