ectomorph

[ ek-tuh-mawrf ]
/ ˈɛk təˌmɔrf /

noun

a person of the ectomorphic type.

Origin of ectomorph

First recorded in 1935–40; ecto- + -morph

Words nearby ectomorph

ectodermosis, ectoenzyme, ectogenesis, ectogenous, ectomere, ectomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, and mesomorph, ectomorphic, ectomycorrhiza, ectopagus, ectoparasite

British Dictionary definitions for ectomorph

ectomorph
/ (ˈɛktəʊˌmɔːf) /

noun

a person with a thin body build: said to be correlated with cerebrotonia Compare endomorph, mesomorph

Derived forms of ectomorph

ectomorphic, adjective ectomorphy, noun

Medical definitions for ectomorph

ectomorph
[ ĕk′tə-môrf′ ]

n.

An individual having a lean, slightly muscular body build in which tissues derived from the embryonic ectoderm predominate.

Other words from ectomorph

ec′to•mor′phic adj. ec′to•mor′phy n.