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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Vitals

· Vi·tals · IPA /ˈvaɪtəlz/
01 n. pl. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
  1. 1.
    Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
  2. 2.
    Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state.