CONSTITUTION

n. Ko2n-sti2-tu2'shusn. Gr.. i caT oor our is. Lat., constitutio. Fr., c. Ger., C.. Kdrperbeschaffenheit. It., costituzione. Sp., constitution. 1. The structure of a substance; its make-up with reference to both the arrangement and nature of its component parts. 2. A kind of physiological basis or predisposition, presenting itself as something constant in the same individual, characterized by the mode of reaction of nerves and muscles and also by the composition of the blood and the state of nutrition, as well as by the powers of resistance to external and internal influences. [D/3.] Apoplectic c. Fr, c. apoplectique. A c. commonly supposed to be fraught with a tendency to apoplexy; characterized by a short neck, habitual redne of the face, and an oversized head. [A, 301.] Atmospheric c. Fr., c. atmospherique. The state of the atmosphere with regard to its influence on health. [A, 301.] Bilious c. Fr., temperament bilieux. A variety of irritable c. in which a dark or yellow skin and a dark iris are prominent characteristics. [D. 3.] Catarrhal c. A variety of irritable c. in which there is tendency to catarrhal inflammations of all sorts. [D, 3.] C. < I i n i:it i<i in- (Fr.). The sum of the characteristics of a E, he; E2, ell; G, go; I, die; I", in; N, in; N', tank; [s. 382]