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LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does life-support system mean?
• LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM (noun)
The noun LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM has 2 senses:
1. equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
2. medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
Familiarity information: LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
life-support system; life support
Context example:
the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
Hypernyms ("life-support system" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
life-support system; life support
Context example:
the patient is on life support
Hypernyms ("life-support system" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
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