adj 1  :  of or relating to the component in W. H. Sheldon's classification of body types that measures the degree to which the digestive viscera are massive and the body build rounded and soft  2  :  having a heavy rounded body build often with a marked tendency to become fat - compare ECTOMORPHIC2 MESOMORPHIC2b   en*do*mor*phy n pl  -phies  
 
 
 
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