Constitution type explained

Constitution type or body type can refer to a number of attempts to classify human body shapes:

• Humours (Ayurveda)
• Somatotype of William Herbert Sheldon
• Paul Carus's character typology
• Ernst Kretschmer's character typology
• Elliot Abravanel's glandular metabolism typology
• Sasang typology by Je-Ma Lee
• Bertil Lundman's racial classification system

See also

• Female body shape
• Enterotype
• Habitus (disambiguation)
• Phrenology
• Physiognomy