vital function
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vital function
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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Conditions such as hypertension and diabetes can compromise this vital function, leading to a kidney failure -- irreversible condition necessitating lifelong treatment through artificial hemodialysis or donor kidney transplantation.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
In many ways, celebrities perform a vital function, partly by providing material for the rest of us to dissect, praise, criticise and make into memes.
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2022
With "The McCartney Legacy," the authors perform a vital function, affording readers with the first in-depth study of McCartney's transition from Beatle Paul into solo superstardom.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2022
Ms. Carlson said the department’s loans serve a vital function because they can help technologies and companies that have demonstrated some commercial success but need more money to become financially viable.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 2022
All through this formative period Bell had adhered to and introduced the magneto form of telephone, now used only as a receiver, and very poorly adapted for the vital function of a speech-transmitter.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
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