normosplanchnic

adjective

nor·​mo·​splanchnic

¦nȯ(r)mō+

: having average or intermediate body-build

—distinguished from macrosplanchnic and microsplanchnic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary norm- + splanchnic; originally formed as Italian normosplàncnico

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