vital signs
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (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.
- 2004, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, in American Idiot[1], performed by Green Day:
- Read between the lines / What's fucked up, and everything's alright / Check my vital signs / To know I'm still alive, and I walk alone
Synonyms
[edit]- vitals (short form)
Translations
[edit]set of measurements of a patient's condition
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