life support
n.
A life-support system: a patient on life support.
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The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
Synonym: life-support system
Meaning #2:
medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
Synonym: life-support system
Life support, in the medical field, refers to a set of therapies for preserving a patient's life when essential body
systems are not functioning sufficiently to sustain life unaided. Life support therapies utilize some combination of several
techniques:
Some consider the practice of artificially prolonging the life of an individual who will not recover to be unethical.
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