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Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.

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  1. a. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.
  2. a. Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life; as, vital blood.
  3. a. Containing life; living.
  4. a. Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal.
  5. a. Very necessary; highly important; essential.
  6. a. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.
  7. n. A vital part; one of the vitals.
  8. adj. urgently needed; absolutely necessary
  9. adj. performing an essential function in the living body
  10. adj. full of spirit; full of life
  11. adj. manifesting or characteristic of life