endomorph

[ en-duh-mawrf ]
/ ˈɛn dəˌmɔrf /

noun

a mineral enclosed within another mineral. Compare perimorph.
a person of the endomorphic type.

Origin of endomorph

First recorded in 1880–85; endo- + -morph

Words nearby endomorph

endometriosis, endometritis, endometrium, endomitosis, endomixis, endomorph, endomorphic, endomorphism, endomycetales, endomyocardial, endomyocardial fibrosis

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British Dictionary definitions for endomorph

endomorph
/ (ˈɛndəʊˌmɔːf) /

noun

a person with a fat and heavy body build: said to be correlated with viscerotonia Compare ectomorph, mesomorph
a mineral that naturally occurs enclosed within another mineral, as within quartz

Derived forms of endomorph

endomorphic, adjective endomorphy, noun

Medical definitions for endomorph

endomorph
[ ĕn′də-môrf′ ]

n.

An individual having a body build characterized by relative prominence of the abdomen and other soft body parts developed from the embryonic endodermal layer.

Other words from endomorph

en′do•mor′phic adj. en′do•mor′phy n.