Definitions for vital signs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi′tal signs′(n.pl.)
essential body functions, comprising pulse rate, body temperature, and respiration.
Category: Medicine, Physiology
Origin of vital signs:
1915–20
Wiktionary
vital signs(Noun)
A set of measurements of a patients condition taken regularly to assess the state of bodily functions:- CSM, skin signs, lung sounds, temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Vital Signs
The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and blood pressure.
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