| NOUN | state | vital sign | sign of life |
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| Meaning | Sign of life; usually an indicator of a person's general physical condition. | |
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| Example | "he was still alive but his vital signs were weak" | |
| Narrower | blood pressure | The pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels |
| body temperature, blood heat | Temperature of the body | |
| pulse, pulse rate, heart rate | The rate at which the heart beats | |
| respiratory rate, rate of respiration | The rate at which a person inhales and exhales | |
| Broader | sign | (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease |
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