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Medical Term:

life

Pronunciation: līf

Definition:

  1. Vitality, the essential condition of being alive; the state of existence characterized by such functions as metabolism, growth, reproduction, adaptation, and response to stimuli.
  2. Living organisms such as animals and plants.

[A.S. lif]

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