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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 surviveplay

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 conditionsplay

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)

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