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Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.

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  1. n. pl. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain.
  2. n. pl. Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state.
  3. n. a bodily organ that is essential for life
  4. 1. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the heart, lungs, and brain. 2. Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of anything; as, the vitals of a state. "The vitals of the public body." Glanvill.
  5. n a bodily organ that is essential for life