adj 1 a  :  existing as a manifestation of life  b  :  concerned with or necessary to the maintenance of life < organs>  <blood and other fluids>   2  :  characteristic of life or living beings  3  :  recording data relating to lives  4  :  of, relating to, or constituting the staining of living tissues vi*tal*ly adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  fa·tal  fatty oil  fe·tal  phy·tol 
 
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