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| vi·tals [ vt'lz ] |
plural noun |
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1. physiology organs essential to life: the internal organs of the body that are essential to life, especially the stomach and intestines
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2. medicine
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informal
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Same as vital signs
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3. genitals: the genitals, especially those of a man
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humorous
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4. essentials: the essential parts of something
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin vitalia "vital things" < form of vitalis (see vital)] |
