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LIFE SUPPORT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
Example:
the patient is on life support
Synonyms:
life-support system; life support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("life support" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
Example:
the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
Synonyms:
life-support system; life support
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("life support" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
