Adjective: life-support
- Of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life
"the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"
- 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";
- life-support system
- Equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions
"The astronauts relied on the spacecraft's life support systems";
- life-support system
Derived forms: life supports
Type of: equipment
Encyclopedia: Life-support
Life support