体征 () — (medical) vital sign; clinical sign

Definition

A clinical/medical term for observable signs of health status that a doctor measures (temperature, pulse, blood pressure) — distinct from 症状, which are symptoms the patient reports feeling.

noun
(medical) vital signclinical sign
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 体征
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le bìng rén de tī, yí qiè zhèng cháng.
    The doctor checked the patient's vital signs; everything was normal.
  • 体征
    Tǐ wēn shì zhòng yào de tī zhī yī.
    Body temperature is one of the important vital signs.
  • 体征
    Hù shi měi tiān jì lù bìng rén de tī biàn huà.
    The nurse records changes in the patient's vital signs every day.

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