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  • 11vital — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin vitalis of life, from vita life; akin to Latin vivere to live more at quick Date: 14th century 1. a. existing as a manifestation of life b. concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life <&#8230; …

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  • 12vital — Relating to life. [L. vitalis, fr. vita, life] * * * vi·tal vīt əl adj 1 a) existing as a manifestation of life b) concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life &LT;vital organs&GT; &LT;blood and other vital fluids&GT; 2) characteristic&#8230; …

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  • 13vital — adjective 1》 absolutely necessary; essential.     ↘indispensable to the continuance of life: the vital organs. 2》 full of energy; lively. 3》 archaic fatal. noun (vitals) the body s important internal organs. Derivatives vitally adverb Origin ME:&#8230; …

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  • 14vital*/ — [ˈvaɪt(ə)l] adj 1) very important or necessary Syn: essential He played a vital role in setting up the organization.[/ex] Skilful employees are vital to the success of any company.[/ex] 2) full of energy and life He was young, vital, and handsome …

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  • 15vital — adjective 1) it is vital that action be taken soon Syn: essential, of the essence, critical, crucial, key, indispensable, integral, all important, imperative, mandatory, requisite, urgent, pressing, burning, compelling, high priority …

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  • 16Vital heat — Vital heat, also called innate or natural heat, or calidum innatum, is a term that has generally referred to the heat produced within the body, usually the heat produced by the heart and the circulatory system. According to Ancient Greek&#8230; …

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  • 17Vital tripod — Tripod Tri pod, n. [L. tripus, odis, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri }) + ?, ?, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripos}, {Trivet}.] 1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron, etc., supported on three feet. [1913 Webster] Note: On such, a stool,&#8230; …

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  • 18Transplantable organs and tissues — For general article on organ transplantation, see Organ transplant. Transplantable organs and tissues may both refer to organs and tissues that are relatively often or routinely transplanted (here main organs and tissues ), as well as relatively&#8230; …

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  • 19Orthostatic vital signs — are a series of vital signs of a patient taken standing, supine and sometimes sitting to form a baseline for analysis and comparison.[1][2][3] Used to identify orthostatic hypotension,[4] orthostatic vital signs are commonly taken in …

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  • 20vitally — vital ► ADJECTIVE 1) absolutely necessary; essential. 2) essential for life: the vital organs. 3) full of energy; lively. ► NOUN (vitals) ▪ the body s important internal organs. DERIVATIVES vitally adverb …

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