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An intellectual personality type characterised by emotional restraint and alertness: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type.
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cerebrotonia — “+ˈtōnēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from cerebr + tonia : a pattern of temperament typical of the ectomorphic individual marked by predominance of intellectual over social or physical factors and by exhibition of sensitivity, introversion,… … Useful english dictionary
cerebrotonia — ce·re·bro·to·nia sə .rē brə tō nē ə, .ser ə brə n a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of intellectual over social or physical factors and by exhibition of sensitivity, introversion, and shyness compare SOMATOTONIA,… … Medical dictionary
cerebrotonia — n. psychological condition characterized by introversion and increased sensitivity and intellectualism … English contemporary dictionary
cerebrotonia — cere·bro·to·nia … English syllables
cerebrotonic — I. “+|tänik adjective Etymology: New Latin cerebrotonia + English ic : exhibiting cerebrotonia II. noun ( s) : a cerebrotonic person : ectomorph … Useful english dictionary
viscerotonia — Personality traits of love of food, sociability, general relaxation, friendliness, and affection. [viscero + G. tonos, tone] * * * vis·cer·o·to·nia .vis ə rə tō nē ə n a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of social over… … Medical dictionary
Somatotype and constitutional psychology — Constitutional psychology is a theory, developed in the 1940s by American psychologist William Herbert Sheldon, associating body types with human temperament types. Sheldon proposed that the human physique be classed according to the relative… … Wikipedia
somatotonia — so·ma·to·to·nia .sō mət ə tō nē ə, sō .mat ə n a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of physical over social or intellectual factors, aggressiveness, love of physical activity, vigor, and alertness compare CEREBROTONIA,… … Medical dictionary
cerebrotonic — a. having a shy, inhibited temperament associated with ectomorphy. ♦ cerebrotonia, n … Dictionary of difficult words
viscerotonia — ˌvisərəˈtōnēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from viscér + tonia : a pattern of temperament that is typical of the endomorphic individual, is marked by predominance of social over intellectual or physical factors, and exhibits conviviality,… … Useful english dictionary
