vitals
noun/ˈvaɪtəlz/
1
Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
2
Figuratively Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.
3
Medicine, Sciences Vital signs.
4
Dated, Euphemistic The 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.1919, A.T. Murray, transl., The Odyssey (Loeb Classical Library Edition), →ISBN, page 371:
- Derived terms
- gnaw someone's vitals, stap my vitals