Vitals
Pronunciation : Vi"tals
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
2. Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state. "The vitals of the public body." Glanvill.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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