life-support system (n)
life support (n)

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type n
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def medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive
examples the patient is on life support
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Hypernym equipment
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Pertainym (pertains to noun) life-support → life-support system
Hyponym equipment

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