life•sup•port sys•tem
We found 2 definitions of life-support system from 1 different sources.
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life-support system - 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" | ||
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life-support system - equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" | ||
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