Meanings
- pluralplural onlymedicineA 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.
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
2004, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool, “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, in American Idiot, performed by Green DaySynonyms: vitals
- broadlyfigurativelypluralplural onlyA set of variables or characteristics that indicate the general condition of something.
the vital signs of the economy
1 more example
We met in a pub and spoke for hours. We went through two bottles of red wine and a couple of pizzas. We had a kiss as the bus stop, and messaged as soon as we both got home. Good vital signs right? Wrong.
2019 October 23, Hayley Quinn, Paisley Gilmour, “An essential guide to 'zombieing' - the dating trend that's worse than ghosting”, in Cosmopolitan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 生命跡象 /生命迹象, 生命徵象 /生命征象
- 生命跡象 /生命迹象 (shēngmìng jìxiàng)set of measurements of a patient's condition
- 生命徵象 /生命征象 (shēngmìng zhēngxiàng)set of measurements of a patient's condition
- 生命體徵 /生命体征 (shēngmìng tǐzhēng)set of measurements of a patient's condition
Finnish elintoiminnot, vitaaliparametrit
- elintoiminnotset of measurements of a patient's condition
- vitaaliparametritset of measurements of a patient's condition
Indonesian tanda vital
- tanda vitalset of measurements of a patient's condition
Russian показатели жизненно важных функций
- показатели жизненно важных функций (pokazateli žiznenno važnyx funkcij)set of measurements of a patient's condition
Spanish constantes vitales
- constantes vitalesset of measurements of a patient's condition
Cite this entry
vital signs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20signs
“vital signs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20signs. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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