vitals

noun

1. 1

   Those organs of the body that are essential for life.

2. 2

   figurativeThose parts of a system without which it cannot function.

3. 3

   Vital signs.

4. 4

   datedThe male genitals.

   ἐκ δὲ Μελάνθιον ἦγον ἀνὰ πρόθυρόν τε καὶ αὐλήν: τοῦ δ᾽ ἀπὸ μὲν ῥῖνάς τε καὶ οὔατα νηλέϊ χαλκῷ τάμνον, μήδεά τ᾽ ἐξέρυσαν, κυσὶν ὠμὰ δάσασθαι, χεῖράς τ᾽ ἠδὲ πόδας κόπτον κεκοτηότι θυμῷ.