life-support-system

Nouns

  • (n) equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
    • the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
    life support,
  • (n) medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
    • the patient is on life support
    life support,

Synonyms

life support

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