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 (ἐνδον, within, and κρίνω, to separate), such as the thyroid.
Protein.—The entire amount of nitrogenous material in organic substances.
Hypophysis.—The pituitary gland situated at the base of the brain.