Vitals
['vaɪtlz]
Definition
(n. pl.) Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
(n. pl.) Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state.
Inputed by Armand
Examples
- I was experiencing an ordeal: a hand of fiery iron grasped my vitals. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- St. John looks quiet, Jane; but he hides a fever in his vitals. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Two blacks went down with our swords in their vitals, and we stood face to face with Issus. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Typist: Marcus