viscerotonia

viscerotonia
Personality traits of love of food, sociability, general relaxation, friendliness, and affection. [viscero- + G. tonos, tone]

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vis·cer·o·to·nia .vis-ə-rə-'tō-nē-ə n a pattern of temperament that is marked by predominance of social over intellectual or physical factors and exhibits conviviality, tolerance, complacency, and love of food compare CEREBROTONIA, SOMATOTONIA

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vis·cero·to·nia (vis″ər-o-toґne-ə) [viscero-+ ton- + -ia] a temperament type characterized by love of physical comfort, sociability, tolerance for others, and extroversion; the behavioral counterpart of endomorphy.

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