Why do we die? / by T. Bodley Scott.

  • Thomas Scott
Date:
[1921]
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Credit: Why do we die? / by T. Bodley Scott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diastole,—“The dilating time of the ventricle in which the blood flows in to fill it for its next contraction. Sphygmomanometer.—The name of the instrument that measures the blood pressure. Peripheral.—The parts farthest from the centre. Tinnitus.—A singing or ringing in the ears. Hyperpiesis.—Abnormal increase of blood pressure. Atheroma.—A form of fatty degeneration with hardening of the inner coats of the arteries. Endocrine.—A name given to certain glands of the body which have no external outlet or secretion (evSov, within, and Kplvu), to separate), such as the thyroid. Protein.—The entire amount of nitrogenous material in organ>. substances. Hypophysis.—The pituitary gland situated at the base of the brain.
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