body-build index

an index of constitutional types. Individuals are grouped according to the formula (height × 100)/(transverse chest diameter × 6). Mesomorphs, who are muscular, fall within one standard deviation of the mean; narrowly built leptomorphs one standard deviation or more above the mean; and broadly built eurymorphs one standard deviation or more below the mean. [proposed by Hans Eysenck]

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May 9th 2024

exo- (ex-)

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