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Preferred term

Somatotypes  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Body build determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics of body shape and BODY COMPOSITION. A somatotyping appraisal is a composite rating of the three basic body types: ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique). The form of the outer surface of the body.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Body Build
  • Body Type
  • Body Types

In other languages

  • French

  • Somatotype
  • Types corporels
  • Types morphologiques

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