The word " normosomic " refers to a body type, which implies that a person has a "normal" physical build. This term is used within anthropometry, which studies the measurements of the body of a human being and measures them accurately for their approach.
It is not a frequent word in everyday and colloquial speech, being only used in health areas such as medical, anatomical or scientific studies. It is a term doomed to disappear possibly.
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Meaning
A person who has "normosomic" body characteristics is one who falls within the parameters considered "normal" by specialists in anatomy. It can also be referred to as a «normotype».
But it is not that someone is "normal" within the whole group of people. Rather, these are divided by races and sub-races, and within this classification the "normosomic" prototype can be generated.
It is key to understand that, in addition to their genetic condition, an individual is influenced by the society in which they live and its uses and customs, such as food, for example.
That is why we speak of a "statistical normotype", where people are compared within a reference group. This system is used, for example, to take the reference of a child's body or her intellectual development, being compared with other children of her age.
On the other hand, these types of measures have acquired great importance with the progress of the industries, and not necessarily only that of clothing, but of other types such as machinery, vehicles, armies, etc. That is, all those who need to adapt an object to the measurements of a person.
Among the measured aspects of the architecture of the human being by this science are: the digestive organs and body fat (endomorphy); bones and muscles (mesomorphy); and skin and nervous system (ectomorphy).
Each one of these categories is evaluated on an arbitrary scale that goes from 1 to 7. When a person has an average of the three, it is represented by the figures 4-4-4 and is called "normosomic".
This type of classification is not very precise and leaves a lot of doubt, since it lacks unified terms and the synonyms it uses from other disciplines make it even more complex.
For example, "endormorphic" usually replaces "picnic," "macrosplachnic," "eurosiomic," "digestive," or "chubby." The same is true of the other two categories, since "mesomorphic" replaces "athletic"; and "ectomorphic" to "asthenic." These cited synonyms correspond to the scale made by the German neurologist Ernst Kretschmer.
Unlike this, there is no clear evidence of who it was that used the term "normosomic" for the first time. It should be noted that this word comes from Latin and is composed of «normo», which means »« rule »and« soma », which translated into Spanish means« body ».
The word "normosomic" is not found in the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, however it is used within the world of medicine, where it is possible to find it in masculine or feminine ("normosomic").
Synonyms
Words that are similar to 'normosomic' are 'normotype', 'ordinary', 'common', 'average', 'frequent', 'usual', 'usual', 'traditional', or 'seen'.
Antonyms
Meanwhile, the words that have a meaning contrary to "normosomic" are "complex", "abnormal", "rare", "exotic", "unheard of", "incredible", "implausible", "inconceivable", "chimerical", "Atypical", "atypical" or "rare".
Usage examples
- «The studies that I carried out in the sports center showed that I am a person of the 'normosomic' type».
- «The nutritionist told me that my build is the most normal and that I fit into the 'normosomic' type».
- «The medical qualification that I had to carry out in order to be accepted at work indicated that I am of normosomic build».
- «I'll read what the paper they gave me at the study center says. 'Of normosomic biotype'. I wonder what it is… ».
- «The specialist told me that given the environment in which I move, my type of physical structure was pigeonholed within the« normosomic ».
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