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Vital function

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vis vitalisnoun(biology) A vital force.
bodily functionnoun(physiology) A normal physical process that occurs in the body.
functionnounWhat something does or is used for.
biofunctionnoun(biology) biological function
maintenancenounActions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
lifebloodnoun(figuratively) That which is required for continued existence or function.
biological imperativenoun(biology) The drive of living organisms to procreate.
sustentationnounThe aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
vis vitaenoun(biology) vital force
biosisnoun(medicine, dated) Life; vitality.
metabolismnoun(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
physiologynounA branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
life forcenounAn impulse or influence that gives something life or vitality.
biosignaturenoun(biology, especially astrobiology) Any measurable phenomenon that indicates the presence or probable presence of life.
bodily processnounSynonym of bodily function.
circulationnounThe act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
biomechanicsnoun(biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton.
bloodnounA vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
bio.nounAbbreviation of biography. [A person's life story, especially one published.]
biofitnessnoun(biology) biological fitness; the ability to produce offspring

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