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ectomorphic definition

ecto·mor·phic (ek′tō môr′fik, -tə-)

adjective

designating or of the slender physical type, characterized by predominance of the structures developed from the ectodermal layer of the embryo, as skin, nerves, brain, and sense organs

Etymology: ecto- + -morphic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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