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    LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 system" 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 system" is a kind of...):

    equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

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