tem'per ament

[L. temper amentum.] The physical •organization peculiar to the individual, which influences one's metabolic proce es, manner of thought and action, and general views of life. atiabil'ious t., melancholic t. bil'ious t., one marked by more or le general pigmentation, high blood pre ure, slow pulse, well developed muscle, strong appetites, tenacity of purpose, and a choleric temper, chol^r'ic t., bilious t. lymph at'ic t., one marked by pallor of skin, slow and shallow respiration, sluggish circulation, hyperplasia of the lymphatic glands and of the thymus, and a tendency to inflammations of the skin and lymphatics it is much the same as the scrofulous diathesis, melanchol'ic t., one marked by emaciation, extreme and lasting irritability, and a pe imistic outlook on the world, nervous t., one in which the subject is mentally and physically alert, with rapid pulse, excitability, often volubility, bufr not always fixity of purpose, phlegt., one the subject of which has a fresh complexion, light hair and eyes, a full pulse, good digestion, and a quick but not lasting temper.