habitus

/ˈhæbɪtəs/

Definitions of habitus

1. noun

   constitution of the human body
   synonyms: body-build, build, physique

   types:

   lankiness

   a tall and thin physique

   dumpiness, squattiness

   a short and stout physique

   body type, somatotype

   a category of physique

   asthenic type, ectomorphy

   slender, weak, and lightweight

   endomorphy, pyknic type

   round, fat, and heavy

   athletic type, mesomorphy

   muscular and big-boned

   type of:

   bodily property

   an attribute of the body
2. noun

   person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
   “the consumptive habitus”

   type of:

   predisposition, sensitivity

   susceptibility to a pathogen