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MeSH Heading: Somatotypes
Tree Number(s): E01.370.600.115.450.750; G07.100.175.750
Unique ID: D013008
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013008
Scope Note: Body builds determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics of body shape and BODY COMPOSITION. A somatotyping appraisal is a composite rating of the three basic body types: ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).
Entry Term(s): Body Build; Body Shape; Body Type; Body Types; Ectomorph; Endomorph; Mesomorph
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/07/12

Concept UI: M0020159
Scope Note: Body builds determined on the basis of certain physical characteristics of body shape and BODY COMPOSITION. A somatotyping appraisal is a composite rating of the three basic body types: ectomorph (thin physique), endomorph (rounded physique), and mesomorph (athletic physique).
Terms: Somatotypes Preferred Term
Term UI T038339
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Body Build
Term UI T038337
Date06/11/1984
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Body Types
Term UI T038338
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Body Type
Term UI T000967696
Date09/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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