vitals: Meaning and Definition of

vi•tals

Pronunciation: (vīt'lz), [key]
— n.pl.
  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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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