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vital /vi·tal/ (vi´t'l) necessary to or pertaining to life.

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vi·tal (vtl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of life.

2. Necessary to the continuation of life.

3. Used or done on a living cell or tissue, as in staining.

4. Destructive to life; fatal, as of an injury.

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vital,

adj necessary to or pertaining to life.

vital capacity,

n a measurement of the amount of air that can be expelled at the normal rate of exhalation after a maximum inspiration, representing the greatest possible breathing capacity.

vital signs,

n.pl the measurements of pulse rate, respiration rate, and body temperature. Although not strictly a vital sign, blood pressure is also customarily included in this category.

vital statistics,

n.pl the data relating to births (natality), deaths (mortality), marriages, health, and disease (morbidity).

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vital

pertaining to life; necessary to life.

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vital capacity

the greatest volume of gas that, following maximum inspiration, can be expelled during a complete, slow, unforced expiratory maneuver; equal to inspiratory capacity plus expiratory reserve volume. This is a commonly made and practicable measurement in humans but is not so in animals.

vital red

dye injected into the circulation to estimate blood volume by calculating the concentration of the dye in the plasma.

vital signs

the signs of life, namely pulse, respiration and temperature.

vital statistics

that branch of biometry dealing with the data and laws of animal mortality, morbidity, natality and demography.

vital statistic rate

vital statistics presented as a proportion of a population, e.g. fetal deaths as a percentage of total births. Includes case fatality rate, nonreturn rate at 60 days.