Is there a phrase for words like "heart rate", "blood pressure", "sweat", "temperature", etc.?
Usage example:
Estimating someone's mood by their [phrase]
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From my medical training these are called physiological signs and symptoms.
Signs are body responses which can be detected by a medically trained person e.g. Blood pressure
Symptoms are such responses which can be detected by anyone e.g. Sweating, flushing.
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6Don't people usually call them "vital signs" or "vitals" for short? In my time as an EMT that's pretty much the only thing they were called Commented Feb 12, 2017 at 16:29
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5"sweat" isn't measurable. It seems to have snuck in there with some other, measurable things.– stanniusCommented Feb 12, 2017 at 18:44
A person’s vitals (vital signs).
vital signs
noun
clinical measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient's essential body functions
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3Although it's short, this is the best answer. When you're in the hospital, nursing staff come into the room and "check your vitals" on a regular schedule. When you arrive in the ER, one of the first things they do is take vitals. This term is widely used and widely recognized.– barbecueCommented Feb 12, 2017 at 22:24
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But no one's going to determine your mood by taking you down to ER and accurately measuring your vital signs.– Chris MCommented Feb 13, 2017 at 1:48
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1No one's going to call an ambulance to determine whether you're angry or not– Chris MCommented Feb 13, 2017 at 2:38