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Definition of mesomorphic
1 : of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development
2 : having a husky muscular body build
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Examples of mesomorphic in a Sentence
the shot put, hammer throw, and other field events for which mesomorhic athletes are well-suited
Origin and Etymology of mesomorphic
mesoderm + -morphic; from the predominance in such types of structures developed from the mesoderm
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Medical Definition of mesomorphic
1 also mesomorphous \-fəs\play : relating to, existing in, or being an intermediate state (as of a semicrystalline condition characteristic of liquid crystals)—compare nematic, smectic
2a: of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures especially the degree of muscularity and bone development—compare ectomorphic 1, endomorphic 1b: having a husky muscular body build—compare ectomorphic 2, endomorphic 2
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