English
Noun
vitals (plural)
- pluralia tantum Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
- context|pluralia tantum|figurative Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.
- context|medicine|pluralia tantum vital signs
Quotations
1827 Ann Hasseltine Judson - An account of the American Baptist mission to the Burman empire
:they were ripped open from the lowest to the highest extremity of the stomach, and their vitals and part of their bowels were hanging out
2003 David R Woodward - Trial by Friendship: Anglo-American Relations, 1917-1918
:This final victory can only be had by reaching the vitals of Germany and by destroying her armed forces.
1991 Suzy Szasz - Living With It: Why You Don't Have to Be Healthy to Be Happy
:At least once an hour a nurse came into the room, either to check on me or my roommate, or to take vitals
Derived terms
stap my vitals
io:vitals
te:vitals
vi:vitals
zh:vitals
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