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lz plural noun
1.
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
2.
the essential parts of something: the vitals of a democracy.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
vitals
"organs of the body essential to life," c.1600, from the adj. vital taken as a noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
vitals vi·tals (vīt'lz)
pl.n.
The vital body organs.
The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| vitals vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, respiratory rate) |
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Example sentences
After several years thus spent, his distemper having seized his vitals, he perceived his end to draw near.
Here was a charge going to the vitals of the case, made by a high official of the police agencies of the state.
He is not in any pain, and his vitals are being kept stable.
All night, a doctor will sit by the patient's side in a plastic lawn chair, carefully monitoring his vitals.
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