vitals
Americanplural noun
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those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
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the essential parts of something.
the vitals of a democracy.
Etymology
Origin of vitals
1600–10; translation of Latin vītālia; vital
Example Sentences
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In Northern California, Kaiser Permanente’s 21 hospitals use a system that analyzes all patients’ vitals and charts and scores them every hour to determine which patients are at highest risk.
People can buy wearables for clinically validated hypertension and sleep-apnea monitoring, and at-home tools to capture real-time vitals for remote consultations.
Recent financial trends confirm healthy vitals, a stark contrast to what the stock price collapse might otherwise imply.
From Barron's
Each model of smartwatch has its own novel way of tracking your vitals and interpreting your data, but the majority use sensors on the back of the watch.
From BBC
I’m a health-conscious person who uses wearables to continuously monitor my vitals.
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