LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM
\lˈa͡ɪfsəpˈɔːt sˈɪstəm], \lˈaɪfsəpˈɔːt sˈɪstəm], \l_ˈaɪ_f_s_ə_p_ˈɔː_t s_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_m]\
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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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equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"
By Princeton University
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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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equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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