Life-support
Pronunciation: /ˈɫaɪf- səˈpɔɹt/
Life-support (noun)
- Equipment that keeps a sick or injured person alive by doing key body functions like breathing or pumping blood.
- Systems on a spacecraft or in a space station that provide air, water, and temperature control so people can survive.
Examples
- The patient needs life-support to breathe safely.
- Life-support can keep someone breathing while doctors treat the cause.