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Mesomorph

One of William H.

Short Definition

One of William H.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Language Origin

Greek

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Related Terms

One of William H. Sheldon’s historical somatotype categories, describing a physique characterized by comparatively strong musculoskeletal development. Sculptors may encounter the term in figure-study literature, but modern anatomy recognizes continuous human variation rather than three fixed body types.