(biology) The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.

(medicine) A particular component of a patient's vital signs

vital force (or the application of such a force)

A hypothetical force that is the causative agent for the development of life

plural of vital capacity

plural of vital function

plural of vital force

plural of vital spark

(geochemistry, often in the plural) A shift in stable isotope fractionation in biominerals from what is expected from the environmental conditions which is due to biological action.

(humorous, euphemistic) the dead; those who have died