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habitus

DEFINITIONS OF: habitus

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n constitution of the human body

Synonyms:
body-build, build, physique
Types:
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lankiness
a tall and thin physique
dumpiness, squattiness
a short and stout physique
body type, somatotype
a category of physique
asthenic type, ectomorphy
slender, weak, and lightweight
endomorphy, pyknic type
round, fat, and heavy
athletic type, mesomorphy
muscular and big-boned
Type of:
bodily property
an attribute of the body

n person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)

“the consumptive habitus”
Type of:
predisposition, sensitivity
susceptibility to a pathogen
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