Meaning of LIFE SUPPORT

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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" [n]  equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems" [adj]  of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life
	Synonyms:		life-support system
	See Also:		equipment