Ectomorph
[ek-tuh-mawrf] /ˈɛk təˌmɔrf/
noun
1.
a person of the type.
/ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf/
noun
1.
a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia Compare endomorph, mesomorph
n.
1940, coined by Sheldon from ecto- + Greek morphe (see morphine). Related: Ectomorphic.
ectomorph ec·to·morph (ěk’tə-môrf’)
n.
An individual having a lean, slightly muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic ectoderm predominate.
ec’to·mor’phic adj.
ec’to·mor’phy n.
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