what does life-support system mean?
LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM as NOUN
- Meaning
- medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the patient is on life support
Hypernyms(s) life-support system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- the astronauts relied on their life-support systems
Hypernyms(s) life-support system is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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