"vital signs" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} vital signs pl (plural only)
  1. (medicine) A set of measurements of a patient's condition taken regularly to assess the state of bodily functions: CSM, skin signs, lung sounds, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: vitals Related terms: sign of life Translations (set of measurements of a patient's condition): 生命跡象 (Chinese Mandarin), 生命迹象 (shēngmìng jìxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 生命徵象 (Chinese Mandarin), 生命征象 (shēngmìng zhēngxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), 生命體徵 (Chinese Mandarin), 生命体征 (shēngmìng tǐzhēng) (Chinese Mandarin), elintoiminnot [plural] (Finnish), vitaaliparametrit [plural] (Finnish), constantes vitales [feminine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-vital_signs-en-noun-TKyQn9cO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of "set of measurements of a patient's condition": 76 24
  2. (by extension) A set of variables or characteristics that indicate the general condition of something. Tags: broadly, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-vital_signs-en-noun-0Kg90wME Categories (other): English terms with collocations
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