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ectomorph

Pronunciation: /ˈɛktə(ʊ)mɔːf/

Definition of ectomorph

noun

Physiology

a person with a lean and delicate build of body. Compare with endomorph and mesomorph.

Derivatives

ectomorphic
ectomorphy

Origin:

1940s: ecto- from ectodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph

ectomorph in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ectomorph in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

ecstatic
ECT
ecto-
ectoderm
ectogenesis
ectomorph
-ectomy
ectoparasite
ectopic
ectopic beat
ectopic pregnancy

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