Synonyms for life support
life sup·port

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1. life-support system, life supportnoun

   equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions

   "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"

   Synonyms:
   life-support system

2. life-support system, life supportadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   life-support system

3. life-supportadjective

   of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life

Matched Categories

1. • Equipment

Suggested Resources

1. life support

   Read the full text of the Life Support poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Jane Poynter:

   Our capsule is fitted with state-of-the-art space-rated life support systems, designed and manufactured by Paragon Space Development Corporation, who are global leaders in life support technology.

2. Fred Redmond:

   This is a huge step for law enforcement to take, and for Service Employees International unions to take, but at this moment, regarding this profession, I'm not gon na say it's on life support, but we've lost confidence of the public in many areas throughout the country.

3. Pablo Rossini:

   Were waiting for the right moment to put him through another surgery, hes depending on life support that hes receiving in intensive care.

4. Erica Groshen:

   Our economy is on life support now, we will be testing the waters in the next few months to see if it can emerge safely from our policy-induced coma.

5. Natalie Wood:

   We gave Evan the last rites and then we turned off her life support, she was declared brain dead…The hospital kept giving me a sliver of hope. I knew it was wrong, but I wanted it to be true. So I hung on for a week. It’s rough. I feel like I’ve been very, very beaten. I hurt from head to toe with the pain of losing my daughter.