Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun life-support_system

2 senses of life-support system

Sense 1
life-support system, life support -- (equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems")
       => equipment -- (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

Sense 2
life-support system, life support -- (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")
       => equipment -- (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)