vital organ
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪtəl ˈɔrɡən/
- As you can clearly see, her wounds have damaged no vital organs.
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Watch on YouTubeThis is, you know, surrounding my vital organs around the heart.
- This is, you know, surrounding my vital organs around the heart.
- Blood pools from all your extremities your to your vital organs right.
Examples
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There was significant trauma to the head and vital organs.
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Your body gets so hot, your liver, your kidneys, all your vital organs melt, and your skin turns into tapioca pudding.
Fiction book (1995) -
But to do this, we must have the vital organs!
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It's a chemical issue in a vital organ and needs treatment.
Blog text (23) -
When these chemicals end up in animals, vital organs are affected.
Academic text (2012) -
His body's sending all his blood to his vital organs.
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Your heart just isn't pumping enough oxygen to keep your vital organs alive.
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As of Dec. 22, 1993, there were 33,250 people on the waiting list for vital organ transplants.
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Despite widespread public recognition of the need for organ donors, there is an acute shortage of vital organs that can be transplanted.
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The heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body.
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How Vital
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an organ necessary for life' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'vital' (necessary for life) with 'organ' (a body part performing a function). This is a straightforward compositional adjective + noun phrase and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
The phrase vital organ comes from the idea that vital means 'life' and organ means a part of the body that does a job. It gives a clear picture of a part that keeps you alive, like the heart or lungs, so it means 'an organ necessary for life'.