habitus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
    • the consumptive habitus
  2. noun constitution of the human body
    body-build; physique; build.

WordNet


Hab"i*tus noun
Etymology
L.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.

Webster 1913