Definitions of habitus
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constitution of the human body
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synonyms:
body-build, build, physique
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types:
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lankiness
a tall and thin physique
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dumpiness, squattiness
a short and stout physique
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body type, somatotype
a category of physique
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asthenic type, ectomorphy
slender, weak, and lightweight
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endomorphy, pyknic type
round, fat, and heavy
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athletic type, mesomorphy
muscular and big-boned
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type of:
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bodily property
an attribute of the body
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person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)“the consumptive habitus”
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type of:
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predisposition, sensitivity
susceptibility to a pathogen
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predisposition, sensitivity
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