people with a pear-shaped figure—also known as the gynecoid pattern because it is more common in women—tend to carry extra weight on their thighs and buttocks
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Differences in body-fat distribution (i.e., gynecoid versus android) associated with an altered metabolic profile were documented in the medical literature 50 years ago.
Examples of gynecoid women are Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.
A female pelvis may belong to any of the four types (only about half are gynecoid), but intermediate types are more frequent.
The gynecoid pelvis is the most common, and the android pelvis has been classically associated with difficult vaginal delivery.
This theory is based on android fat being more metabolically active than gynecoid fat.
Definition of gynecoid in US English:
gynecoid
adjectiveˈɡīni-
Relating to or characteristic of a woman.
people with a pear-shaped figure—also known as the gynecoid pattern because it is more common in women—tend to carry extra weight on their thighs and buttocks
Example sentencesExamples
A female pelvis may belong to any of the four types (only about half are gynecoid), but intermediate types are more frequent.
This theory is based on android fat being more metabolically active than gynecoid fat.
The gynecoid pelvis is the most common, and the android pelvis has been classically associated with difficult vaginal delivery.
Differences in body-fat distribution (i.e., gynecoid versus android) associated with an altered metabolic profile were documented in the medical literature 50 years ago.
Examples of gynecoid women are Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.