vital organ
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Definition
Noun: - A bodily organ that is essential for life: A vital organ is a part of the body whose function is necessary for an organism to survive. Damage to or failure of a vital organ typically leads to severe health consequences or death.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The heart and lungs are considered vital organs.
- The bullet missed all vital organs, so the patient survived.
- Transplant surgery often involves replacing a failing vital organ with a healthy one from a donor.
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Medical Context: The term is often used in legal and medical discussions concerning injury, cause of death, or organ donation.
- The autopsy report confirmed that the trauma affected multiple vital organs.
- Figurative Use: Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something absolutely essential to the functioning of a system.
- In this company, the research and development department is its vital organ.
Variants and Related Words
- Organ (n): A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function.
- Vital (adj): Absolutely necessary or important; essential for life.
- Vitality (n): The state of being strong and active; energy, or the power giving continuance of life.
Synonyms
- Essential organ
- Critical organ
- Life-sustaining organ
Antonyms
- Non-essential organ (An organ whose loss the body can compensate for or survive without, e.g., the spleen or one kidney under certain conditions).
- Vestigial organ (A bodily organ that has become functionless or reduced in the course of evolution, e.g., the appendix).
Related Phrases
- Vital signs: Clinical measurements that indicate the state of a patient's essential bodily functions, often reflecting the status of vital organs.
- The doctor checked the patient's vital signs.
- Vital functions: The fundamental physiological processes necessary to maintain life, such as circulation and respiration, which are performed by vital organs.
Noun
- a bodily organ that is essential for life