vital organs

Example Sentences

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The obesity drug seems to reduce visceral fat, a harmful form of fat stored around vital organs, the trial showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

It was later made clear his body was trying to save his vital organs.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Standard radiotherapy is unsafe as it can cause harm to vital organs such as the heart, but the proton beam directs high-dose radiation precisely at the affected area.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The mice missing girdin developed severe gut inflammation and an altered microbiome, and many died from sepsis, a dangerous condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response that inflames the entire body and harms vital organs.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

I see no wound near his vital organs, which means he isn’t dead.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth