vital organ

noun

An organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.

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Meanings

nounvital organ (plural vital organs)

plural vital organs

  1. An organ of the body which performs a sufficiently important function that damage to the organ can cause death.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bodily organ that is essential for life

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vitals
Broader
organ
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vitals

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مَقْتَل
  • مَقْتَل (maqtal)organ which performs an important function
Chinese Mandarin 生命器官
  • 生命器官 (shēngmìng qìguān)organ which performs an important function
Danish livsvigtigt organ
  • livsvigtigt organorgan which performs an important function
Finnish vitaalielin
  • vitaalielinorgan which performs an important function
French organe vital
  • organe vitalorgan which performs an important function
German lebenswichtiges Organ
  • lebenswichtiges Organorgan which performs an important function
Japanese 重要臓器
  • 重要臓器 (jūyō zōki)organ which performs an important function
Latin extum
  • extumorgan which performs an important function
Russian жи́зненно ва́жный о́рган
  • жи́зненно ва́жный о́рган (žíznenno vážnyj órgan)organ which performs an important function
Spanish órgano vital
  • órgano vitalorgan which performs an important function
Cite this entry
APA

vital organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20organ

MLA

“vital organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20organ. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vital organ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vital%20organ.

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