signos vitales
/siɡnos bitales/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'vitals' is translated into Spanish as signos vitales.
In a medical context, signos vitales is the standard way to refer to a patient's vital signs.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase signos vitales literally translates to 'vital signs'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase is a noun phrase where both the noun signos and the adjective vitales are in the plural form.
Did you know?
- The word signo comes from the Latin 'signum', which originally referred to a military standard or flag used to signal troops.
- In a Spanish hospital, a nurse might ask for your signos rather than your signos vitales to save time. While 'signs' alone is vague in English, in a clinical setting, the shorthand is perfectly understood.
- The term signos vitales is part of a larger category of medical terms called constantes vitales in some Spanish-speaking medical schools. Both are correct, but constantes implies the values are constants that must be monitored.
Examples in context
- Revisa sus signos vitales.Check his vitals.Tatoeba #11462999 by DJ_Saidez, translation #10506255 by DJ_Saidez
- El médico tomó los signos vitales del paciente para evaluar su estado de salud.The doctor took the patient's vitals to assess their health condition.
- Los parámetros vitales se encuentran dentro de los rangos normales.The vitals are within normal ranges.
- Los signos vitales del paciente están estables.The patient's vitals are stable.
- Necesito registrar los signos vitales ahora mismo.I need to record the vitals right now.
Example conversation
A nurse and a doctor are discussing a patient in a hospital.
- AlejandroLucía, ¿ya revisaste los signos vitales?Lucía, did you already check the vitals?
- LucíaSí, Alejandro, todo parece normal.Yes, Alejandro, everything seems normal.
- AlejandroPerfecto, anota los signos vitales en la ficha.Perfect, write the vitals in the file.
- LucíaLo haré ahora mismo.I will do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
