vitals

American  

[vahyt-lz] / ˈvaɪt lz /

plural noun

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.

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Etymology

Origin of vitals

1600–10; translation of Latin vītālia; see vital

Example Sentences

With Vitals, I wanted to put in the traditional things like sleep, movement and diet, which are all important.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025

You can ask friends and family members for recommendations, or use platforms such as Vitals, an online physician booking site where patients can leave detailed ratings.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2023

The judge also said Vitals had not observed contractual obligations to invest in the three hospitals and ordered that they should be returned to government control.

From Reuters • Feb. 24, 2023

Check your breathing by selecting Track your respiratory rate in the Vitals menu.

From Fox News • Jan. 27, 2022

It will be always a Worm preying upon the Vitals of France, and a Bone of Contention between the Court and Parliament.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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