endomorphic

en·do·mor·phic

adj \ˌen-də-ˈmȯr-fik\

Definition of ENDOMORPHIC

1

: of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the massiveness of the digestive viscera and the body's degree of roundedness and softness

2

: having a heavy rounded body build often with a marked tendency to become fat

— en·do·mor·phy \ˈen-də-ˌmȯr-fē\ noun

Origin of ENDOMORPHIC

endoderm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the endoderm

First Known Use: 1940

Rhymes with ENDOMORPHIC

allomorphic, anamorphic, biomorphic, ectomorphic, isomorphic, mesomorphic, metamorphic, polymorphic, pseudomorphic, zoomorphic