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life support

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. life support (noun)
  2. life-support (adjective)
  3. life-support system (noun)

life support

noun

Definition of LIFE SUPPORT

: medical life-support equipment <the patient was placed on life support>
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Examples of LIFE SUPPORT

  1. He was removed from life support.
  2. She was put on life support.
  3. equipment providing life support for astronauts

First Known Use of LIFE SUPPORT

1959

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