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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vitals
Antonyms: none provided
A set of variables or characteristics that indicate the general condition of something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, figuratively, plural, plural-only
Examples
- the vital signs of the economy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
生命跡象 /生命迹象
(shēngmìng jìxiàng)
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Chinese Mandarin:
生命徵象 /生命征象
(shēngmìng zhēngxiàng)
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Chinese Mandarin:
生命體徵 /生命体征
(shēngmìng tǐzhēng)
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Finnish:
elintoiminnot
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Finnish:
vitaaliparametrit
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Indonesian:
tanda vital
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Russian:
показатели жизненно важных функций
(pokazateli žiznenno važnyx funkcij)
— set of measurements of a patient's condition
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Spanish:
constantes vitales
— set of measurements of a patient's condition