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Life-support

Life-support Meaning & Definition
Life-support Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of 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"
[n] equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"
[adj] of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life

Synonyms | Synonyms for Life-support: life-support system

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See Also | equipment

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