Meaning

4 senses
  1. (plural, plural only)Those organs of the body that are essential for life.

    a bodily organ that is essential for life

  2. (figuratively, plural, plural only)Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.

  3. (plural, plural only)Vital signs.

  4. (dated, euphemistic, plural, plural only)The male genitals.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Check Tom's vitals.

  2. Do you mind if I check your vitals?

  3. Check his vitals.

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  4. Researchers in the field of textile computing are developing clothing that can monitor health vitals such as heart rate and respiration.

  5. The nurse kept an eye on Tom's vitals.

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Forms

plural: vitalses
Singularvitals
Pluralvitalses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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