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Vital organ   /vˈaɪtəl ˈɔrgən/   Listen
Vital organ

noun
1.
A bodily organ that is essential for life.  Synonym: vitals.






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"Vital organ" Quotes from Famous Books



... downward on the kidneys, M, M, and on the lower portions of the bowels [the intestinal tube is denoted by the letters f, j, and k,] while the bowels are crowded down on the uterus, i, and bladder, g. Thus every vital organ is either functionally obstructed or mechanically disordered, and diseases more or less aggravated, the condition of all. In post-mortem examinations the liver has been found deeply indented by the constant and prolonged pressure of the ribs, in consequence ...
— The Arena - Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 • Various

... for a very small output of muscular energy and their exercise stimulates the very highest centers in the brain, and this is the great argument for physical training, that through one muscle or another you can stimulate and develop as you choose either any vital organ or the highest center ...
— Parent and Child Vol. III., Child Study and Training • Mosiah Hall



Words linked to "Vital organ" :   organ



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