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[ vahyt-lz ] / ˈvaɪt lz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vitals ON THESAURUS.COM
plural nounthose bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach. the essential parts of something: the vitals of a democracy. Origin of vitals1600–10; translation of Latin vītālia;see vital Words nearby vitalsvitalize, Vitallium, vitalometer, vital pulp, vital red, vitals, vital signs, vital stain, vital staining, vital statistics, vitamer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitalsShe had been there as my mother and I sat with him around the clock, sleeping by his bedside, anxiously checking his vitals. Those Kansas City Blues: A Family History|Katie Baker|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Lydia also gets her vitals checked, arm rubbed with alcohol, and glove-covered hands safely inserting the needle. The I.V. Doc Comes to Your House, Fights Hangovers, and Wins|Abby Haglage|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST After all, how hard is it really for a disgruntled patient to log into Vitals or Healthgrades and give you a one-star review? Is the Doctor-Patient Relationship Turning Into a Business Partnership?|Russell Saunders|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST At 7:30 p.m., the report says, paramedics called “no vitals.” Prosecutors Release New Evidence in George Zimmerman Shooting Case|Aram Roston|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The nurse came daily to check his vitals, answer questions, and provide guidance and reassurance to Jeff and me. Feeding Tubes, NICU, One-on-One Care: Susan Hatfield Talks About Living With Her Trisomy 18 Baby|Susan Hatfield|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST And the vitals of a wolf could no more strongly have felt the instinct to rend. The Mysterious Rider|Zane Grey Yes, 'tis the hand Of death I feel press heavy on my vitals, Slow sapping the warm current of existence. The Poetical Works of Henry Kirke White|Henry Kirke White Under his guard the kneeling man's sword was to be thrust up into his vitals. St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini He must have got this far before the drug worked into his vitals. The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle At our feet lay the prairie-horse with the barb in his vitals, and the feathered shaft protruding from his side.
Words related to vitalsrequirement, precondition, prerequisite, fundamental, obligation, essential, urgency, insides, claim, privation, essence, inexorableness, demand, want, call, imperative, compulsion, cause, exaction, duress Medical definitions for vitals
pl.n.The vital body organs. The parts that are essential to continued functioning, as of a system. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |