HyperDic: life-support

English > 1 sense of the word life-support:
ADJECTIVEpertlife-supportof or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain / sustain life
English > life-support: 1 sense > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain / sustain life.
Nounslife-support systemmedical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
life-support systemequipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions

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